ID 848484
Lot 134 | A PAIR OF NAPOLEON III ORMOLU TWIN-BRANCH WALL-LIGHTS
Estimate value
£ 6 000 – 10 000
BY VICTOR PAILLARD, THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
Each backplate formed of a ribbon-tied laurel wreath suspending a quiver of arrows, issuing two foliate-wrapped branches hung with tasselled swags of drapery, supporting an acanthus-cast drip-pan and a fluted leaf-tip cast nozzle, stamped with a crowned V P adjacent to a stamped R
20 in. (52 cm.) high; 16 in. (40.5 cm.) wide
Provenance
Acquired from Partridge Fine Art Ltd, London, 1988.
Special notice
This lot will be stored at Crozier Park Royal and will be available for collection from 12.00pm on the second business day following the sale. Please call Christie’s Client Service 24 hours in advance to book a collection time at Crozier Park Royal. All collections from Crozier Park Royal will be by pre-booked appointment only. Tel: +44 (0)20 7839 9060 I Email: [email protected].
| Applied technique: | Ormolu |
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| Medium: | Gold |
| Historical era: | Period of Louis XVI |
| Category: | Wall lights |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps |
| Applied technique: | Ormolu |
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| Medium: | Gold |
| Historical era: | Period of Louis XVI |
| Category: | Wall lights |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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