Pair Of Barbotine Lamps By D.grenet, With Japanese-style Gilt Bronze Mounts, Circa 1880.

Pair of barbotine lamps by D.Grenet, with Japanese-style gilt bronze mount, circa 1880. An interesting and very decorative pair of lamps dating from the second half of the 19th century, combining a beautiful enameled barbotine, signed under the base DG for Dominique Grenet (1821-1885) with a gilt bronze mount with Japonism ornamentation, resting on elephant heads in the style of the designs of Edouard Lièvres (1829-1886). Dominique Grenet born on November 24, 1821 in Joigny in the Yonne and died on June 28, 1885 in Gien is a French painter, he entered the Ecole Nationale des Beaux-Arts in 1845, he exhibited at the Paris Salon the same year and won medals for his work. Like many landscape painters, he came to the Fontainebleau region in Seine et Marne, it seems that he quickly fell in love with Montigny sur Loing (Fontainebleau forest) from his first stay. From 1873 Dominique Grenet worked for the Schopin earthenware factory, he quickly mastered the art of slip painting. He remained in Montigny sur Loing until 1876, when he moved to Gien in Loiret to manage the slip workshop. Jean Cachier, formerly of Schopin College, will follow him; they will work together to prepare the Gien exhibition for the 1878 Universal Exhibition. Source: History and Heritage Trail of the town of Montigny sur Loing. These two lamps are in perfect condition and are electrically mounted. Dimensions: Total height with lampshade: 70cm Height of the base alone without lampshade: 47cm