ID 437166
Lot 259 | A PAIR OF MONUMENTAL ORMOLU AND FROSTED GLASS LANTERNS
Estimate value
£ 20 000 – 30 000
LATE 20TH CENTURY
Each with foliate and acanthus cast corona above six scroll supports suspending a waisted band mounted with female masks and cornucopia above a crown of alternating strapwork-mounted acanthus and tragic masks, the body of circular tapering form inset with six frosted glass panels each etched with a starburst, terminating with a pierced gallery raised by three winged griffons encircling a fluted bulbous boss surmounted with a flame, fitted for electricity
86 in. (218.5 cm.) high; 38 in. (96.5 cm.) diameter
| Medium: | Bronze |
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| Auction house category: | Lamps and luminaires |
| Medium: | Bronze |
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| Auction house category: | Lamps and luminaires |
| 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 |









