A pair of Japanese floor andon or lamps, each with a crescent-form carrying loop atop an armature of three rounded stems rising from a round plate fitted with both a candle pricket and a circular support for an oil plate; the hexagonal shade for the lightbox elongated and curving gently at the top; the lightbox supported by a strong, central stem rising from a chrysanthemum fitting on a wide plate with upward curving rims; the base supported by three hemispherical feet. Of roiro or mirror-polished black lacquer over bronze. With a chip to one of the base plates. Taishō era, circa 1912 – 1926 Each 31 ¼” high x 12” diameter at the base
