French ornate lanterns
A wide variety of styles exist of which the below is only a small representative sample.
Reproduced by kind permission from the 2003 Christie's of London auction catalogue of the John Finney Collection of Magic Lanterns.
![Lampadophore Lantern Image of a French ornate lantern](../images/lanterns/finney_013.jpg)
Lampadophore Lantern, Lapierre, France
![Perfectionnée Lampascope Lantern Image of a French ornate lantern](../images/lanterns/finney_014.jpg)
Perfectionnée Lampascope Lantern, Aubert, France
![Salon Lantern Image of a French ornate lantern](../images/lanterns/finney_015.jpg)
Salon Lantern, Lapierre, France
![Salon Lantern, Lapierre, France Image of a French ornate lantern](../images/lanterns/finney_016.jpg)
Salon Lantern, Lapierre, France, metal body with polychrome decoration
![Chinoise Lantern, Lapierre, France Image of a French ornate lantern](../images/lanterns/finney_017.jpg)
Chinoise Lantern, Lapierre, France, metal body with polychrome decoration
![Medaillon Lantern, Lapierre, France Image of a French ornate lantern](../images/lanterns/finney_018.jpg)
Medaillon Lantern, Lapierre, France, polychrome decoration
![Carré Lampascopes, Lapierre, France Image of two French ornate lanterns](../images/lanterns/finney_019.jpg)
Lanternes Carrés, Lapierre, France, polychrome decoration
![Polychrome Lampascope Lantern Image of a French ornate lantern](../images/lanterns/finney_020.jpg)
Polychrome Lampascope Lantern, Aubert, France
![A group of Carré Lampascopes, Lapierre, France Image of French ornate lanterns](../images/lanterns/finney_021.jpg)
Lanternes Carrés, Lapierre, France