ID 992803
Lot 55 | A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI ORMOLU WALL-LIGHTS
Estimate value
£ 60 000 – 80 000
ATTRIBUTED TO PIERRE-FRANCOIS FEUCHERE, CIRCA 1787
In two-tone gilding, each with tapering backplate in the form of a fluted trumpet with doves amongst clouds, the ribbon-tied and laurel-entwined centre issuing acanthus-cast scrolling arms with berried terminals, the acanthus drip-pans with vine bobeches, the backplate terminating in acanthus and berried foliage, drilled for electricity, each small bulbous leaftip boss replaced
Each: 22 1/2 in. (57 cm.)high; 12 in. (30 cm.) wide; 7 1/2 in. (19 cm.) deep
Literature
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
H. Ottomeyer & P. Pröschel, Vergoldete Bronzen, vol. 1, p. 292, illus. Fig. 4-16-17.
G. Wilson, Decorative Arts, A handbook of the collections of the J. Paul Getty Museum, 1986, No 137, p. 62.
Special notice
This lot has 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: | Ormolu |
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| Medium: | Gold |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Applied technique: | Ormolu |
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| Medium: | Gold |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Address of auction |
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