19TH CENTURY

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A PAIR OF GILT-BRONZE AND PORCELAIN FOUR-LIGHT CANDELABRA
19TH CENTURY
Each with three caryatids supporting a waisted basket with acanthus leaf edge
21in. (53.5cm.) high
Together with a pair of gilt bronze and porcelain three-light wall appliques, circa 1900 -- 8in. (20.3cm.) high; 8in. (20.3cm.) wide (4)

Provenance

Formerly Mr and Mrs Ralph Slazenger, Powerscourt, Enniskerry, Co. Wicklow, sold Christie's house sale, 24-25 September 1984, lot 409.

Special notice

No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

The tripod stem of vase-bearing nymph herms relates to a candelabra pattern invented about 1770 by Jean-Louis Prieur (O.Ottomeyer, P. Prschel, et al., Vergoldete Bronzen, Munich, 1986, vol.I, p.169, fig. 3.4.12.

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