"Gilt Bronze Rococo Oil Lamp Base, Louis XV Style, Matador Messenger's Patent, 19th Century"
Important Louis XV Rococo style gilt bronze oil lamp base with Stella Brenner Matador 15 mechanism, inscribed "Messenger's Patent" on the neck of the reservoir. Napoleon III period - late 19th century. A very beautiful and heavy lamp base with rich Louis XV Rococo ornamentation, featuring a twisted square shaft. Total height with glass: 81 cm. Height without glass: 56.5 cm.