406 - Two artillery shells converted into table lamps, circa 1870; steel shells with finely crafted, decorative metal mounts consisting of a base ring with 4 legs and a dome featuring 4 portrait medallions each (Bismarck, among others) and 2 applied rings on each side; the canopy features an inscription cartouche on the obverse reading “PARIS 1870” and an inscription cartouche on the reverse reading “FROM THE BATTLEFIELD/FROM VILLIERS/30. NOV. and DEC. 2, 1870''; crowned with a vase serving as a candle holder, with a modern E27 lamp socket inserted into the candle holder and a fabric lampshade; H: approx. 44 cm.

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