ID 1134462
Lot 87 | A REGENCY GILT AND PATINATED-BRONZE EIGHTEEN-LIGHT CHANDELIER
Estimate value
£ 15 000 – 25 000
CIRCA 1805, POSSIBLY NORTH EUROPEAN
The corona with six cockerel heads above a six chain suspension, the foliate cast reservoir with three Egyptian terms on a circular socle, the supporting candlesticks modelled as owls and eagles to the centre and twin snakes to the outer supported by ram's heads, fitted for electricity
39 in. (99 cm.) high; 27 ½ in. (70 cm.) diameter
Provenance
Consul Christian Thams (1867-1948) at Bårdshaug Herregård, Trondheim, Norway or 22 Place Vendôme, Paris, and by descent.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 7 July 1978, lot 224.
| Art style: | Regency |
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| Place of origin: | England, Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps, Ceiling lights |
| Art style: | Regency |
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| Place of origin: | England, Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps, Ceiling lights |
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