Bidspirit auction | Empire-style table lamp base, 19th

Empire-style table lamp base, 19th century - Height x width x depth: 26 x 7,5 x 7,5 cm depicting a female figure standing in a hieratic pose. The bronze sculpture wears a ceremonial headdress and garments typical of the idealized Egyptian iconography of the Neoclassical period. The figure holds the socket for the lamp or mouthpiece atop her head. The statue rests on a black marble base.