THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A set of six large French ormolu wall appliques
IN THE LOUIS XVI STYLE
Details
A set of six large French ormolu wall appliques
In the Louis XVI Style
Each with a ribbon-tied drapery backplate with laurel and foliate festoons, above a shield-shaped trophy backplate with the torch of love, an arrow and a bow, centred by a mask with scrolled branches of square section, each with a turned nozzle and circular drip-pan, above a drapery pendant and musical trophies, with tasseled finial
87½ in. (222 cm.) high (6)
In the Louis XVI Style
Each with a ribbon-tied drapery backplate with laurel and foliate festoons, above a shield-shaped trophy backplate with the torch of love, an arrow and a bow, centred by a mask with scrolled branches of square section, each with a turned nozzle and circular drip-pan, above a drapery pendant and musical trophies, with tasseled finial
87½ in. (222 cm.) high (6)
Provenance
Anonymous, sold in these rooms, 29 February 1996, lot 124.