ID 696832
Lot 70 | TWO PAIRS OF LOUIS XV SILVER CANDLESTICKS
Estimate value
£ 4 000 – 6 000
ONE PAIR WITH MARK OF GABRIEL-JOSEPH MOILLET, PARIS, 1719; THE OTHER WITH MARK OF CHARLES-PHILIPPE DUPLESSIS, PARIS, 1734; THE NOZZLES WITH MARK OF JEAN-FRANCOIS GUILLEBERT II, CALAIS, 1781-1787
Each of octagonal section with spreading bases and knopped tapering stems, one pair engraved with coat-of-arms beneath a French baron's coronet and with later associated nozzles, the second pair engraved with a cypher and with initials P.R. on footrims, marked underneath, on footrim, inside socket and under nozzle's rim
8 3⁄4 in. (22.2 cm.) and 8 7⁄8 in. (22.5 cm.) high
36 oz. 5 dwt. (1,129 gr.) and 34 oz. 17 dwt. (1,085 gr.)
Provenance
with Veronique Girard, Paris.
Special notice
These lots have been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Silver |
| Historical era: | Period of Louis XV |
| Category: | Candlesticks |
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Silver |
| Historical era: | Period of Louis XV |
| Category: | Candlesticks |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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| Conditions of purchase | Conditions of purchase |



