ID 1177185
Lot 126 | A SET OF FOUR EMPIRE ORMOLU FIVE-BRANCH WALL-LIGHTS
Estimate value
$ 40 000 – 60 000
ATTRIBUTED TO PIERRE-PHILIPPE THOMIRE, CIRCA 1810
Each in the form of a winged putto with acanthus-sheathed waist and pendant palmette, holding aloft a vase, issuing four scrolled acanthus-sheathed branches each terminating in a drip pan with laurel and berry decorations on nozzle, centering a branch with leaf-tip decorated stem and flaring reeded top, drilled for electricity
25 ½ in. high (each)
Provenance
Almost certainly supplied for the Palais D'Arenberg, Brussels.
Thence by descent to Princess Lydia D'Arenberg De Savoia Genova, Palais D'Arenberg, Brussels.
The Property of a member of the Royal House di Savoia Genova; Christie's New York, 2 November 2000, lots 128 and 129.
| Applied technique: | Ormolu |
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| Medium: | Gold |
| Art style: | Empire |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Category: | Wall lights |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps |
| Applied technique: | Ormolu |
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| Medium: | Gold |
| Art style: | Empire |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Category: | Wall lights |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps |
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