ID 1027470
Lot 38 | A PAIR OF LOUIS XV ORMOLU FIVE-BRANCH CANDELABRA
Estimate value
$ 70 000 – 100 000
PROBABLY GERMAN, THIRD QUARTER 18TH CENTURY
Each with an elaborately-cast pierced base decorated with scrolls, C-scrolls and rocaille acanthus leaves, supporting a central stem composed of swirling acanthus leaves issuing five foliate branches enriched with scrolls, supporting foliate drip trays and nozzles, each element spuriously stamped with the 'C' couronné poinçon; one fitted with an electric light
24 in. (61 cm.) high, 30 in. (76 cm.) wide
Provenance
The Collection of the Rothschild family.
By descent to the present owners.
Literature
C. Frégnac, Belles Demeures de Paris, 16e - 19e siècle, 1977, p. 254.
C. Frégnac and J. Wilhelm, Belles Demeures de Paris, 16e - 19e siècle, 1997, p. 75.
| Applied technique: | Ormolu |
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| Medium: | Gold |
| Historical era: | Period of Louis XV |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps, Candlesticks and candelabras |
| Applied technique: | Ormolu |
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| Medium: | Gold |
| Historical era: | Period of Louis XV |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps, Candlesticks and candelabras |
| Address of auction |
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