CIRCA 1765

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A PAIR OF LATE LOUIS XV ORMOLU ONE-LIGHT WALL-LIGHTS
CIRCA 1765
Each with taering bracket shaped backplate with bearded mask issuing from acanthus, the foliate-sheathed fluted branch with circular fluted drip-pans and campana-shaped nozzles cast with rosettes, fitted for electricity
11 in. (28 cm.) high

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This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.

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Lot Essay

These unusual wall-lights with foliate branches issuing from a moustache and nozzles decorated with rosettes, were perhaps executed specifically for an entresol or a cabinet due to their moderate dimensions.Two related patterns are known, the first with only one arm emerging from the mouth of the mask, tas in the present example, the other with two arms emerging above the head. Of this first model, one pair sold Christie's, Paris, 13 April 2017, lot 261 (32,500 EUR), and another from the Collection of Bernard and Simone Steinitz, sold Sotheby's, Paris, 30 June 2016, lot 121 (37,500 EUR).

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