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Lighting fixtures, 19th c., Ajuda National Palace

2025 Conservation and Restoration

Conservation and restoration intervention on an ensemble of metal lighting objects for the dining room, which have become part of the new exhibition circuit about the Daily Life of the Royal Table at the Ajuda National Palace, namely:

  • Pair of Imari porcelain kerosene lamps, 19th c. (Inv. 1302-84)
  • Circular pine cone-shaped chandelier, gilded copper and porcelain with 72 lights, 19th c. (Inv. 3122)
  • Six wall serpentines with seven arms, superimposed around a central axis, in the form of foliage scrolls. (Inv. 3123 - 3125 (?)

Acknowledgements Ajuda National Palace ~ Museums and Monuments of Portugal E.P.E.

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