A SET OF FOUR LOUIS XV CANDLESTICKS

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£ 20 000
Auction dateClassic
22.11.2022 10:00UTC +01:00
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ID 848475
Lot 160 | A SET OF FOUR LOUIS XV CANDLESTICKS
A SET OF FOUR LOUIS XV CANDLESTICKS

MARK OF GILLES GOUEL, PARIS, 1719

In the Régence style, each on octagonal domed base and with baluster stem with classical portrait medallions at the shoulders, with vase shaped sockets, cast and chased with panels of diaperwork and cornucopia on a matted ground, the bases each engraved with a crest, marked on underside and on foot-rim of three

83/4 in. (22.2 cm.) high

78 oz. (2,427 gr.)

The crest is that of Tenison.





Provenance

The Tenison family, of Kilronan Castle, co. Rosscommon, by descent to,

Florence Margaret Christina King-Tenison (1845-1907), wife of Lieutenant Colonel Henry Newcomen King-Tenison, 8th Earl of Kingston (1848-1896), by descent to,

Barclay King-Tenison, 11th Earl of Kingston (1943-2002),

The Earl of Kingston; Christie's, London, 16 June 1967, lot 187 (£250 to Rossi).

With S. J. Phillips Ltd., London.
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