ID 1134508
Lot 39 | A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI SILVER-GILT TRAVELLING CANDLESTICKS
Estimate value
£ 2 000 – 3 000
MARK OF HENRY AUGUSTE, PARIS, 1788
In the neo-classical style, the plain detachable tapering stems on circular bases, with laurel foliage and beaded borders, and plain circular detachable nozzles, engraved on nozzle sleeves and undersides with a crest, marked inside foot-rims, on stem rims and nozzle sleeves
6 1⁄3 in. (16 cm.) high
16 oz. 6 dwt. (500 gr.)
The crest is that of Beckford, for William Beckford (1760-1844).
Provenance
William Beckford (1760-1844).
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, Monaco, 25 June 1998, lot 435.
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Gilding, Silver |
| Art style: | Neoclassicism, Old Masters |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Category: | Candlesticks |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Gilding, Silver |
| Art style: | Neoclassicism, Old Masters |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Category: | Candlesticks |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Address of auction |
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