Antique Lamps in White Parian

Parian -  marble-like in appearance, with its everunglazed, or, biscuit porcelain.   
fresh, white, rather sculptured style, takes it's nameThe Antique and Vintage Table Lamp Co,
from a resemblance to the fine, pure white marblecurrently have listed, two antique parian figures as
of neoclassic sculpture and was first known astable lamps -
“statuary porcelain”.   
In the 18th century, the French were the firstA very sweet, mid 19th century, English, Parian-ware
to produce stunning, pure white, unglazed porcelainfigure, emblematic of summer, mounted as a table
figures at the famous Sevres factory not far fromlamp.  A charming subject of a young girl caught in
Paris.   Josiah Wedgwood with his longthe action of skipping bare footed across a summer
experimentation with jasper-ware, then named itmeadow, her long skirt billowing out behind her.  She
"Carrara," after the Italian quarry patronized byholds the corner of her short jacket, filled with
Michelangelo. summer flowers, in one hand and in her upright hand,
Parian became popular and was soon produced bya small bunch of grapes.  This pretty figure on a
other English and American mid 19thturned, drum shaped stand inset with a circlet of
century manufacturers.  The official catalogue offlowers, the stand water gilded.
the Great Exhibition of 1851 gives Thomas BattamCirca 1860           Overall height (including shade)
credit for inventing Parian, saying "he succeeded in24"/61cm
producing a very perfect imitation of marble, both in
surface and in tint".  While Battam may haveA charming, mid 19th century, English, Parian-ware
invented it, several English factories claimed credit forfigure, emblematic of summer, mounted as a table
its development. lamp. A lovely subject of a young boy reaper,a sheaf
But the Staffordshire firm operated by William Taylorof wheat under his arm and holding a reaping hook.
Copeland and Thomas Garrett was the first toHe rests gracefully on a tree stump,his jacket lying
produce and sell it in 1842, and went on to becomeover a rush woven bee skeep. The model producing
one of its major productions.  However it wasall the languid emotion of a hot summer’s day.
Minton, in the mid 19th century, who finally coinedThe figure standing on a turned, drum shaped,maple
the word "Parian" after Paros, the Greek island thatwood stand, Dutch gilded.
furnished much of the pure, white marble used inCirca 1860           Overall height (including shade)
the classical period and so it quickly became the24"/61cm
accepted name.  Parian figures were produced byThe Antique & Vintage Table Lamp Co specialise
being cast moulded, i.e., liquid porcelain, known as slip,in antique table lamp lighting with an on-line range of
was poured into a cast.  After drying, the modelover 100 unique, antique and vintage lamps on view.
was removed from the cast and finished by hand,Lamps are shipped ready wired for the U.S, the U.K
prior to the firing.  Technically speaking, Parian is anand Australia.