Gien. Earthenware Lamp, XIXth Century Period

GIEN.
Lamp of polylobed shape, in earthenware, with polychrome decoration called "à la Bérain", composed of crowned medallions, goddesses, flying dragons and whimsical monkeys.
Napoleon III Era
Gilded bronze frame.
This lamp is in perfect condition

Dimensions: Height 37 cm; Width 18 cm

The Bérain-style decor comes from the eponymous Ornemanist, illustrious "Draftsman of the Bedroom and Cabinet" of Louis XIV.
He is inspired by the ancient grotesques brought back to fashion by Raphael, to create decorations, architecture on colonettes, decorated with birds, bouquets or trophies, in the middle of which fantastic animals evolve, characters from the Commedia dell'arte...
We find this decoration, in the earthenware of Moustiers, the decorations of tapestries of Beauvais.