A FRENCH ORMOLU SURTOUT-DE-TABLE, ensuite with a centre-piece and the matching pair of seven-light candelabra, the surtout-de-table with rounded ends and mirrored glass above chased and cast scrolled pierced foliate pendants; the centre-piece surmounted by a pierced basket-weave circular bowl with vine-cast rim, supported by two cherubs on a shell plateau, supported by a pair of figures, the female on a rocky outcrop with an upturned vase at her feet, her male companion seated on a barrel on a shell-cast base with four scrolled and acanthus-cast feet; the pair of seven-light candelabra each with six foliate-cast scrolled branches and central foliate stem, each with foliate-cast nozzle and drip-pan, supported by a pair of cherubs on a shell-cast plateau, above three adorsed dolphins on tri-form base with pierced and foliate scroll-cast foot, the candelabra detachable and interchangeable with a pair of circular basket-weave bowls with vine-cast rim | Christie's

Lot 86

A FRENCH ORMOLU SURTOUT-DE-TABLE, ensuite with a centre-piece and the matching pair of seven-light candelabra, the surtout-de-table with rounded ends and mirrored glass above chased and cast scrolled pierced foliate pendants; the centre-piece surmounted by a pierced basket-weave circular bowl with vine-cast rim, supported by two cherubs on a shell plateau, supported by a pair of figures, the female on a rocky outcrop with an upturned vase at her feet, her male companion seated on a barrel on a shell-cast base with four scrolled and acanthus-cast feet; the pair of seven-light candelabra each with six foliate-cast scrolled branches and central foliate stem, each with foliate-cast nozzle and drip-pan, supported by a pair of cherubs on a shell-cast plateau, above three adorsed dolphins on tri-form base with pierced and foliate scroll-cast foot, the candelabra detachable and interchangeable with a pair of circular basket-weave bowls with vine-cast rim

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A FRENCH ORMOLU SURTOUT-DE-TABLE, ensuite with a centre-piece and the matching pair of seven-light candelabra, the surtout-de-table with rounded ends and mirrored glass above chased and cast scrolled pierced foliate pendants; the centre-piece surmounted by a pierced basket-weave circular bowl with vine-cast rim, supported by two cherubs on a shell plateau, supported by a pair of figures, the female on a rocky outcrop with an upturned vase at her feet, her male companion seated on a barrel on a shell-cast base with four scrolled and acanthus-cast feet; the pair of seven-light candelabra each with six foliate-cast scrolled branches and central foliate stem, each with foliate-cast nozzle and drip-pan, supported by a pair of cherubs on a shell-cast plateau, above three adorsed dolphins on tri-form base with pierced and foliate scroll-cast foot, the candelabra detachable and interchangeable with a pair of circular basket-weave bowls with vine-cast rim
the surtout-de-table: 52in. (132cm.) wide; 4¾in. (12cm.) high; 31in. (71.5cm.) deep
the centre-piece: 24¼in. (62.5cm.) high
the pair of candelabra: 29¾in. (75.5cm.) high (4)

Lot Essay

This extravagant surtout-de-table with it's ensuite centre-piece and candelabra is styled in the rococo taste of Louis XV. The combination of foliate candelabra and the shell-based centrepiece with putti and figures makes this exuberant piece almost baroque.

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