Lot Essay
This 'Egyptian' elliptic and flame-like frame of the mirrored sconce is wreathed with Apollo's sacred laurel, and ribbon-tied with a floral-wreath and 'poetic' trophy of Cupid's quiver and torch. While its corona of pearl-edged ribbon displays crystal-cut sunbursts alternating with golden sunflowered and shell-scalloped patera, some of which support serpentined and laurel-wrapped branches, whose candle-vases rest on sunflowered tazze. It is festooned with a fall of crystal drops pouring from a Russian tiara crescent, that is named 'kokoshnik' (cock's comb) after the rustic headdress.