Lot Essay
The present large hall lantern is a replica of the celebrated Versailles model, illustrated in H. Harvard, Dictionnaire de l'Ameublement et de la Decoration, Paris, 1893, Vol. III, pl. 15.
20TH CENTURY
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A large Louis XVI-style ormolu hall lantern
20th Century
Surmounted by a coronet above twelve sides, each with four bevelled glass panels, cast with acanthus and mounted with four male caryatids, the base cast with acanthus and four lion masks, with acanthus terminal, the interior fitted with six lights, electrified
56in. (142.2cm.) high
20th Century
Surmounted by a coronet above twelve sides, each with four bevelled glass panels, cast with acanthus and mounted with four male caryatids, the base cast with acanthus and four lion masks, with acanthus terminal, the interior fitted with six lights, electrified
56in. (142.2cm.) high