Lot Essay
The C couronné poinçon was a tax mark employed between March 1745 and February 1749 on any alloy containing copper.
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MID-18TH CENTURY
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A PAIR OF LOUIS XV ORMOLU CANDLESTICKS
Mid-18th century
The spirally-gadrooned and ring turned stem surmounted by a fluted and foliate bulbous nozzle and detachable foliate wrapped drip-pan, on a spirally gadrooned and fluted circular foot, stamped with the C couronné poinçon (2)
Mid-18th century
The spirally-gadrooned and ring turned stem surmounted by a fluted and foliate bulbous nozzle and detachable foliate wrapped drip-pan, on a spirally gadrooned and fluted circular foot, stamped with the C couronné poinçon (2)
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