Lot 144
144
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A PAIR OF GILTWOOD AND GILT-METAL THREE-LIGHT WALL LIGHTS

AFTER A MODEL BY THOMAS CHIPPENDALE, LATE 20TH CENTURY

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A PAIR OF GILTWOOD AND GILT-METAL THREE-LIGHT WALL LIGHTS
AFTER A MODEL BY THOMAS CHIPPENDALE, LATE 20TH CENTURY
The baluster backplates with floral swags issuing foliate-wrapped scroll branches
(34½ in. (78.8 cm.) high; 22 in. (58 cm.) wide; 7 in. (17.8 cm.) deep (2)
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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium, which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis. This lot will be removed to an off-site warehouse at the close of business on the day of sale - 2 weeks free storage

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Lot Essay

The picturesque urn-pillared lights, with their garlands and foliage, derive from a George III French-fashioned pattern for a bronze hexagonal chandelier issued in the third edition of Thomas Chippendale's, Gentleman and Cabinet-Makers Director, 1762 (pl. 154).

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