Pair of 19th Century French Bronze Rooster Lamps
Pair of 19th Century French Bronze Rooster Lamps
A pair of 19th-century French rooster sculptures, their bodies cast in bronze and their sweeping tails hammered in copper, stand with all the pomp of gamecocks bred for might and display. Each bird takes a different stance—one low and intent, the other lifting a claw mid-strike—as if caught in a perpetual duel of pride. The craftsmanship is superb: feathers chased in fine detail, wings modeled with crisp tension, tails fanned like metal fireworks. Adapted into lamps in the mid-20th century, they balance theatricality with utility, the new linen shades tempering their seriousness with a crisp modernity. What might once have been rural emblems now read as bold abstractions of power and poise—objects that feel as at home in a Parisian hôtel particulier as in a Manhattan loft.
EACH: 19 in. W x 18 in. D x 32 in .H