A LATE LOUIS XV ORMOLU, CRYSTAL AND ROCK-CRYSTAL THREE-LIGHT LANTERN
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A LATE LOUIS XV ORMOLU, CRYSTAL AND ROCK-CRYSTAL THREE-LIGHT LANTERN

THIRD QUARTER 18TH CENTURY

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A LATE LOUIS XV ORMOLU, CRYSTAL AND ROCK-CRYSTAL THREE-LIGHT LANTERN
THIRD QUARTER 18TH CENTURY
Of typical shape, the cylindrical glazed pentagonal case with scrolled suspension rods, the panels headed by foliage and flanked by fruiting urns, hung with faceted drops and beads, the central shaft issuing three scrolled branches with circular drip-pans and nozzles, minor losses and replacements to glass elements, fitted for electricity, the crystal probably 19th century, the candle-branches later
38 in. (96.5 cm.) high; 25½ in. (65 cm.) diameter
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Lot Essay

Of large scale, this well-proportioned rock crystal adorned ormolu lantern is designed in the Louis XV picturesque manner of the mid-18th century. Lanterns such as the present lot, were originally designed for the lighting of vestibules, hallways and staircases and were only later used to illuminate dining-rooms. P. Verlet illustrates a closely related lantern in situ in the Marquis de Contades' château de Montgeoffroy, Maine-et-Loire (French Furniture and Interior Decoration of the 18th Century, Fribourg, 1967, p. 215). Among further related rock crystal-enriched ormolu lanterns sold at auction, a lantern from the Riahi Collection was sold Ader Picard Tajan, Paris. 23 June 1988, lot 61 (FF250,000 with premium) and another was sold at Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 18 October 1995, lot 53. A further related pair, albeit devoid of rock crystal elements, was sold from the Keck Collection at Sotheby's, New York, 5-6 December 1991, lot 11.

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