Lot 66
66
A PAIR OF RESTAURATION BRONZE AND ORMOLU FIVE-LIGHT CANDELABRA
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A PAIR OF RESTAURATION BRONZE AND ORMOLU FIVE-LIGHT CANDELABRA

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A PAIR OF RESTAURATION BRONZE AND ORMOLU FIVE-LIGHT CANDELABRA
Each with a draped maiden on tiptoe holding aloft an urn cast with stiff-leaves and foliage issuing a pair of large S-scroll branches of foliage and drip-pans, around a central lotus and foliate finial, on a half sphere applied with stars, the cylindrical column flanked by a pair of eagles seated on thunderbolts, the rectangular verde antico plinth with classical reclining lady and Cupid in relief, the sides with masks and cornucopiae, on a rectangular plinth cast with lotus leaves and palms, fitted for electricity, restorations and some replacements, the top possibly originally with additional branches and tier
39½ in. (100.5 cm.) high (2)
Provenance
Edward Medlicott, Esq., Sacombe Park; Christie's House Sale, 11 October 1993, lot 24 (£41,100).
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.
Sale room notice
One branch has a restored break.

Lot Essay

A possible source for the draped figure standing on one foot on a globe is the winged support that holds a reflecting board over Gravure in the series showing Panneaux et Frises de l'atelier de Peinture du C.I. in C. Percier and P.-F.-L. Fontaine's Receuil de Décorations Intérieures, Paris, 1801, pl. VII.

An identical pair, with branches arranged slightly differently, was sold by Capt. Sir Everard Ratcliffe, Bt., Rudding Park, Yorkshire, Christie's London, 16 October 1972, lot 116.

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