A PAIR OF LOUIS XV ORMOLU CANDLESTICKS

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A PAIR OF LOUIS XV ORMOLU CANDLESTICKS
In the manner of Juste-Aurèle Meissonier
Each with foliate asymmetrically-cast nozzle and scrolled channelled baluster shaft with C-scrolls and up-springing foliage, above a domed rockwork C-scroll and channelled spreading base, drilled for electricity
11in. (28cm.) high (2)

Lot Essay

An identical pair of candelabra, sold anonymously at Sotheby's Monaco, 7 February 1982, lot 326, is illustrated in H. Ottomeyer, P. Pröschel et.al., Vergoldete Bronzen, Munich, 1986, vol. 1, p. 105, fig. 2.1.10.

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