PAIR OF CARCEL LAMP IN GOLD BRONZE EARLY XIX EME WITH PALMETTES C3710 These lamps are Carcel lamps. However they were electrified later, I can not guarantee you that there is still the mechanism. On the bottom there are holes where the electricity passes, with the choice of each one to re-electrify them or to put them back on models of kerosene lamp. No doubt about seniority. Attention, wear / friction, lack of gilding, verdigris, scratches. They are natural, in their own juice, unrestored. Carcel lamps can reach several thousand euros, once prepared. These are sold unprepared. Electricity should be reviewed for safety reasons. They are decorative, perfect for a collector, an individual, an informed merchant. The Carcel lamp was patented in Paris by the watchmaker Guillaume Carcel on October 24, 1800. Two different models are on display at the Museum of Arts and Crafts in Paris. The Carcel lamp is a mechanical lamp that definitively puts an end to the problem of poor capillarity of vegetable and animal oils. The clockwork movement (in the foot) controls a pump body located in the oil reservoir to raise the latter directly to the spout. The first generation of lamps (1800-1810) had to be lifted to wind the movement for the underside of the lamp (Mulum model). The second generation of lamps (from 1810), was reassembled on the side (pair exhibited at the Grand Curtius). Other Parisian inventors, including Gagneau, later modified the pump (s). The Carcel lamp, and Carcel type, will always be a “Rolls Royce” for a big budget. From 1837, a simpler and less expensive mechanical lamp will be manufactured in Paris then elsewhere: the moderator lamp (leather spring and piston) .These lamps therefore have nothing to do with petroleum lamps (mineral oil) which will be manufactured in the second half of the 19th century. Sold as is, as presented. For the state thank you for detailing the photos. Do not hesitate to zoom. The photos are an integral part of the description. Dimensions: Height: 50 cm Base diameter: 13.5 cm Barrel diameter: 6 cm Top diameter: 7.5 cm I remain at your disposal for any questions.