Lot Essay
This lantern, executed at the end of the 19th century, was directly inspired by a lantern hanging in the Louis-Philippe staircase at the château de Fontainebleau.
Details
A LOUIS XV STYLE ORMOLU LANTERN
The hexagonal sides below upscrolled foliate-cast supports ending in a ring, scroll and foliate-cast base, lacking glass panels
37in. (94cm.) high, 21in. (53.5cm.) wide
The hexagonal sides below upscrolled foliate-cast supports ending in a ring, scroll and foliate-cast base, lacking glass panels
37in. (94cm.) high, 21in. (53.5cm.) wide
Provenance
Anon. sale, Sotheby's London, 7 December 1979, lot 59