Empire style lamp. France, Napoleon III period, second half of the 19th century

Empire style lamp. France, Napoleon III period, second half of the 19th century.
Gilded bronze and glass.
Measurements: 92 x 26 cm.
The lamp follows a typical Empire architectural structure of rounded volumes and sharp edges, with a base raised on four claw-shaped feet, a Corinthian column and a hemispherical lampshade in greyish-coloured glass. The latter is engraved with geometric fretwork, floral bands and simplified stars, and has two bronze mouldings in bas-relief, one running along the lower profile and the other crowning the piece.