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Lot Essay
With their unusual sinuous branches terminating in uraei, these wall lights relate to examples of French decorative bronzes made for the English market.
The celebrated marchand mercier Martin-Eloy Lignereux briefly worked before the Revolution. From his shop on the rue Taitbout, he sold work in the fashionable Egyptian style to George, Prince of Wales, later George IV.
The celebrated marchand mercier Martin-Eloy Lignereux briefly worked before the Revolution. From his shop on the rue Taitbout, he sold work in the fashionable Egyptian style to George, Prince of Wales, later George IV.