A French ormolu hall lantern

IN THE LOUIS XIV STYLE

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A French ormolu hall lantern
In the Louis XIV style
Surmounted by the Royal Crown of France, above a domed cover with laurel swags and acanthus, the twelve-sided frame with bevelled glass panels, above a turned base with satyr masks and acanthus finial
48in. (122cm.) high

Lot Essay

This is a replica of the celebrated Versailles lantern, illustrated in H. Harvard, Dictionnaire de l'Ameublement et de la Decoration, Paris, circa 1893, Vol. 3, pl. 15.

Another similar lantern was sold in these Rooms, 29 October 1992, lot 119.

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