ID 892483
Lot 100 | A PAIR OF REGENCY ORMOLU FOUR-LIGHT CANDELABRA
Estimate value
£ 30 000 – 50 000
CIRCA 1820, PROBABLY DESIGNED BY RUNDELL BRIDGE AND RUNDELL
With rinceaux-form branches fitted with nozzles in the form of oil lamps encircled by serpents, centred by a fourth matching nozzle on a fluted pedestal mounted with lion's masks, the tapered shaft cast with figures emblematic of Temperance, Hope and Flora terminating in eagle claws, the circular fluted base on gadrooned feet
23 1/2 in. (60 cm.) high
Provenance
With Jeremy, Ltd., London.
The Collection of Dr. Alexandre Benchoufi; sold Sotheby's, New York, 9 November 2006, lot 71 ($96,000).
| Applied technique: | Ormolu |
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| Medium: | Gold |
| Historical era: | Georgian period |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps, Candlesticks and candelabras |
| Applied technique: | Ormolu |
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| Medium: | Gold |
| Historical era: | Georgian period |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps, Candlesticks and candelabras |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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