ID 696858
Lot 67 | TWO PAIRS OF LOUIS XV SILVER CANDLESTICKS
Estimate value
£ 15 000 – 25 000
ONE PAIR WITH MARK OF JEAN-FRANÇOIS BALZAC, PARIS, 1762; THE OTHER PAIR WITH MARK OF EDME-PIERRE BALZAC, PARIS, 1767
Each on shaped circular base with ovolo border and fluted domed centre, the tapering shell-capped baluster stem with campana socket, one pair with associated nozzles, one pair with monogram KI on footrim and engraved L on underside, all marked under bases, footrims, inside sockets and on nozzles; one nozzle by René-Pierre Ferrier, Paris, 1775-1779 and the other by Antoine Lucas, Paris, 1774
10 1⁄8 in. (25.7 cm.) high
45 oz. 8 dwt. (1,413 gr.) and 41 oz 4 dwt. (1,282 gr.)
Provenance
Acquired from 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.
| Artist: | Edme-Pierre Balzac (1705 – 1786) |
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| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
| Medium: | Silver |
| Historical era: | Period of Louis XV |
| Category: | Candlesticks |
| Artist: | Edme-Pierre Balzac (1705 – 1786) |
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| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
| 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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