A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI ORMOLU AND WHITE MARBLE CANDLESTICKS

CIRCA 1780, POSSIBLY FOR THE RUSSIAN MARKET

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A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI ORMOLU AND WHITE MARBLE CANDLESTICKS
Circa 1780, possibly for the Russian market
Each with a putto standing against a grape and vine sheathed Corinthian column, surmounted by a laurel-leaf cast fluted bobèche with beaded rim, on stepped and molded square plinths with leaf-tipped edge, over a beaded edge, on round feet
12in. (30cm.) high, 4½in. (12cm.) diameter (2)

Lot Essay

This same model was sold anonymously at Christie's Monaco, 22 June 1991, lot 85 (FFr. 66,600), whilst a further closely related pair, but with one putto replaced, was sold anonymously at Christie's London, 9 June 1994, lot 2.

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