A PAIR OF ORMOLU-MOUNTED CANTONESE PORCELAIN VASE-CANDELABRA, MOUNTED AS LAMPS
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A PAIR OF ORMOLU-MOUNTED CANTONESE PORCELAIN VASE-CANDELABRA, MOUNTED AS LAMPS

LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY

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A PAIR OF ORMOLU-MOUNTED CANTONESE PORCELAIN VASE-CANDELABRA, MOUNTED AS LAMPS
LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
The baluster vases with dragon handles, painted to the body with panels of palace scenes on a pale-green ground of exotic birds and butterflies amongst foliage, surmounted by a domed paterae-cast collar supporting a central candelabrum surrounded by eight acanthus-cast scrolled branches, on a rocaille-cast foot, fitted for electricity
39 in. (99 cm.) excluding fittings (2)
Provenance
By repute, Luchino Visconti di Modrone, Italian film director, 1906-1976.
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 17.5% on the buyer's premium.

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