ID 1134515
Lot 85 | A REGENCY ORMOLU-MOUNTED BRONZE HANGING DISH LIGHT
Estimate value
£ 6 000 – 9 000
DESIGNED BY THOMAS HOPE, ATTRIBUTED TO ALEXIS DECAIX, CIRCA 1805
The circular dish centred by a Medusa mask enclosed by two ropetwist rings and sixteen stylised arrowheads, with three holes for suspension
14 ½ in. (37 cm.) diameter
Provenance
Almost certainly Thomas Hope (1769-1831), Duchess Street, London.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 22 April 2004, lot 110.
Literature
T. Hope, Household Furniture and Interior Decoration, London, 1807, pl. 38 [XXXVIII].
| Artist: | Thomas Hope (1769-1831) |
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| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
| Medium: | Bronze |
| Art style: | Regency |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps |
| Artist: | Thomas Hope (1769-1831) |
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| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
| Medium: | Bronze |
| Art style: | Regency |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps |
| Address of auction |
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