Lot 269
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A LARGE PAIR OF ORMOLU AND PATINATED-BRONZE MOUNTED RED MARBLE THIRTEEN-LIGHT FIGURAL TORCHERES
A LARGE PAIR OF ORMOLU AND PATINATED-BRONZE MOUNTED RED MARBLE THIRTEEN-LIGHT FIGURAL TORCHERES
A LARGE PAIR OF ORMOLU AND PATINATED-BRONZE MOUNTED RED MARBLE THIRTEEN-LIGHT FIGURAL TORCHERES
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A LARGE PAIR OF ORMOLU AND PATINATED-BRONZE MOUNTED RED MARBLE THIRTEEN-LIGHT FIGURAL TORCHERES
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This lot has been imported from outside the EU for… Read more THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A LARGE PAIR OF ORMOLU AND PATINATED-BRONZE MOUNTED RED MARBLE THIRTEEN-LIGHT FIGURAL TORCHERES

ATTRIBUTED TO BALDI, FLORENCE, AFTER MODELS BY ALBERT-ERNEST CARRIER-BELLEUSE (FRENCH, 1824 - 1887), LATE 20TH CENTURY

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A LARGE PAIR OF ORMOLU AND PATINATED-BRONZE MOUNTED RED MARBLE THIRTEEN-LIGHT FIGURAL TORCHERES
ATTRIBUTED TO BALDI, FLORENCE, AFTER MODELS BY ALBERT-ERNEST CARRIER-BELLEUSE (FRENCH, 1824 - 1887), LATE 20TH CENTURY
Each modelled as a Classical maiden with a diadem in her hair and sheathed in a diaphanous dress supporting a rouge griotte urn issuing a baluster steam surmounted by a central light and twelve scrolling acanthus-clad candlearms mounted with spires and satyr masks and terminating in fleur-de-lys decorated bobeches, on circular pedestals mounted with ribbon-tied floral and fruiting garlands above a foliate border divided by alternation lion-paw and shield-headed breakfront feet, drilled for electricity
10 ft. / 120 in. (306 cm.) high, overall; 21 in. (53.5 cm.) diameter, the pedestal base
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Bonhams, London, 25 November 2009, lot 240 (£96,000).
Special notice
This lot has been imported from outside the EU for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Customs Duty (as applicable) will be added to the hammer price and Import VAT at 20% will be charged on the Duty inclusive hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer''s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice. Please see Conditions of Sale. Specified lots are being stored at Crozier Park Royal (details below) or will be removed from Christie’s, 8 King Street, London, SW1Y 6QT by 5.00pm on the day of the sale. Christie’s will inform you if the lot has been sent offsite. If the lot has been transferred to Crozier Park Royal, it will be available for collection from 12.00pm on the second business day following the sale. Please call Christie’s Client Service 24 hours in advance to book a collection time at Crozier Park Royal. All collections from Crozier Park Royal will be by pre-booked appointment only. Tel: +44 (0)20 7839 9060 Email: cscollectionsuk@christies.com. If the lot remains at Christie’s, 8 King Street, it will be available for collection on any working day (not weekends) from 9.00am to 5.00pm

Lot Essay

Other examples of this popular model after Carrier-Belleuse have sold Property from the Estate of Leona M. Helmsley; Christie's, New York, 9 April 2008, lot 5 ($109,000); Christie’s, London, 22 September 2011, lot 240 (£73,250) and Property from a Private Asian Collection; Christie’s, New York, 13 April 2017, lot 18 ($211,500).

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