Lot 177
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A PAIR OF FRENCH ORMOLU AND PATINATED-BRONZE THREE-LIGHT WALL-LIGHTS
A PAIR OF FRENCH ORMOLU AND PATINATED-BRONZE THREE-LIGHT WALL-LIGHTS
A PAIR OF FRENCH ORMOLU AND PATINATED-BRONZE THREE-LIGHT WALL-LIGHTS
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A PAIR OF FRENCH ORMOLU AND PATINATED-BRONZE THREE-LIGHT WALL-LIGHTS

AFTER THE MODEL BY NICOLAS PINEAU, LATE 19TH CENTURY

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A PAIR OF FRENCH ORMOLU AND PATINATED-BRONZE THREE-LIGHT WALL-LIGHTS
AFTER THE MODEL BY NICOLAS PINEAU, LATE 19TH CENTURY
Each in the form of a dragon standing on a cartouche and supporting turned wall-lights, drilled for electricity
26 ½ in. (67.5 cm.) high; 16 ½ in. (42 cm.) wide; 10 ½ in. (26.5 cm.) deep

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Designed in the overt Rococo style popularised by Nicolas Pineau (d. 1754), this model of wall-lights are recorded to have been made in the 19th century by François Linke and a pair by Christofle & Cie sold Christie’s, New York, 21 October 2008, lot 232 ($18,750).

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