Lot 88
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A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED VERNIS MARTIN CANDLESTICKS
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A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED VERNIS MARTIN CANDLESTICKS

LATE 18TH CENTURY

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A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED VERNIS MARTIN CANDLESTICKS
LATE 18TH CENTURY
Each with fluted nozzle and drip-pan above a baluster body painted with putti, on a waisted foliate socle and foliate-cast plinth, with paw feet, fitted for electricity and with cream paper shades
10½ in. (26.5 cm.) high (2)
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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.

Lot Essay

A large group of grisaille-painted vernis martin is at Scone Palace, Perthshire. It is likely to be a large part of the 18th century French royal collection, with another part previously being in the Russian royal collection and now dispersed.

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