A PAIR OF LOUIS XV ORMOLU FIVE-BRANCH CANDELABRA

Lot 38
11.10.2023 18:00UTC -05:00
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$ 70 000
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Lot 38 | A PAIR OF LOUIS XV ORMOLU FIVE-BRANCH CANDELABRA
Estimate value
$ 70 000 – 100 000
A PAIR OF LOUIS XV ORMOLU FIVE-BRANCH CANDELABRA

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.
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