Arula Lamp - Pair

Arula Lamp - PairInspired by the arulae the small altars of Magna Graecia, used across the Greek south of Italy for household libations and votive offerings, and set in sanctuaries, homes and tombs alike these pieces reimagine an ancient ritual form as a base for light. The decoration draws on the wider Apulian idiom: the Hellenised ornament that flourished across ancient Apulia, where indigenous tradition met Greek taste. Against a deep, lustrous black ground,

holds significant historical and artistic value

lived in Italy from 1804 to 1815 where he studied antiquities from collections in Rome and Naples

blossoming cherry trees and birds reserved on a brocade and floral ground

supplied by Thomas Chippendale Junior to Sir Gilbert Heathcote

Their urn-shaped backs are inspired by ancient kraters

Although the British fascination with Chinoiserie was initially championed by influential designers like William Chambers and Thomas Chippendale in the late 18th century

Height: 3 cm / 1

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which most likely refers to the journeyman's initials

mahogany and calamander were often used in Oakley's furniture

retailed by Phillips of New Bond Street

The ancient architect and architectural historian Vitruvius associates the Ionic with feminine proportions (the Doric representing the masculine)