A PAIR OF LOUIS XV ORMOLU THREE-LIGHT CANDELABRA

CIRCA 1740

Details

A PAIR OF LOUIS XV ORMOLU THREE-LIGHT CANDELABRA
CIRCA 1740
Each with twisted stem supporting three scrolled foliate branches
14 in. (35.5 cm.) high

Provenance

Eugenia Woodward Hitt Collection.

Lot Essay

This pair of candelabra is closely related to engraved designs by Juste-Aurèle Meissonier (1675-1750) (T. Strange, French Interiors, Furniture and Decoration, London, 1903, p. 270).

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