ID 696840 
Lot 133  | A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI ORMOLU TWIN-BRANCH WALL-LIGHTS
Estimate value
£ 4 000 – 6 000 
CIRCA 1775
Each backplate surmounted by a plumed helmet upon a swagged urn supported on eagle feet, issuing acanthus-clasped branches with stiff-leaf drip-pans and fluted urn-shaped nozzles, probably originally with a further element beneath the helmets
16 1⁄2 in. (42 cm.) high; 13 in. (33 cm.) wide; 7 in. (18 cm.) deep
Provenance
Acquired from Jacques Perrin, 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: | Wall lights | 
| Applied technique: | Metalwork, Ormolu | 
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| Medium: | Bronze, Gold | 
| Historical era: | Period of Louis XVI | 
| Category: | Wall lights | 
| 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 | 



