ID 696845 
Lot 130  | A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI ORMOLU CANDLESTICKS
Estimate value
£ 4 000 – 6 000 
CIRCA 1780
Each modelled as a tapering fluted torch on tripod supports, the circular base cast with laurel leaf and stiff-leaf bands, re-gilt
7 1⁄4 in. (18.5 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired from Etienne Levy, Paris.
Special notice
These lots have been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
| Applied technique: | Metalwork, Ormolu | 
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| Medium: | Bronze, Gold | 
| Historical era: | Period of Louis XVI | 
| Category: | Candlesticks | 
| Applied technique: | Metalwork, Ormolu | 
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| Medium: | Bronze, Gold | 
| Historical era: | Period of Louis XVI | 
| Category: | Candlesticks | 
| Address of auction | 
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom  | |
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| Phone | +44 (0)20 7839 9060 | |
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| Conditions of purchase | Conditions of purchase | 



