An antique italian bronze and silver oil lamp

bronze body modelled as Mercury (after Giambologna) supporting a reservoir with three neoclassical heads and tolls for the lamp's maintenance and for extinguish the flame. Lampshade with vegetal decorations and silk. White statuary, Numidian and Belgian black marble base. Provenance: Gianni Versace Collection- Sotheby's ""The collection of Gianni Versace" New York 21 May 2005 Roman Private Collection Bibliography: Costantino Bulgari - Argentieri Gemmari e orafi d'italia - Lorenzo del Turco, h. 57 cm.