Lamp in the shape of a hot-air balloon
Title

Lamp in the shape of a hot-air balloon

Caption

Faience factory in the South of France
Pair of hot-air balloons in openwork earthenware
1st third of the 19th century
Faience with low temperature colours (H. 33cm, Diameter 26 cm)
Former collections of A. de Montgolfier and Léon Barthou
Muller-Quênot Collection

Commissioned in 1825 by one of the Montgolfier brothers' nephews, these cut-out faience hot-air balloons have been used as garden lamps.

Date

19th century

Credit line

Photo12/Association Muller Quenot Rosheim

Reference

MQR10A00_056

License type

Rights managed

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