Alternative Finish
Porphyry
Inspired by the popularity of rare and expensive tropical woods and exotic marbles, it was in the mid-Georgian to Victorian period that faux painted finishes reached the height of fashion, with fine examples being shown at the Great Exhibitions of London in 1851 and Paris in 1855. The architectural form of our Column Lamp lends itself perfectly to this type of painted decoration. Our porphyry finish was developed between Max and one of our artists, who individually hand paints the Column Lamps in his West Sussex studio.








