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MID-19TH CENTURY
Details
A pair of Napoleon III ormolu thirteen-light candelabra
Mid-19th Century
En suite with the previous lot, each with reeded central stem issuing scrolling branches terminating with circular drip-pans and acanthus-cast candle-holders, centred to the top by a seated putto holding a similar drip-pan and candle-holder, above a circular base mounted with a dancing and music-making satyr and pair of bacchantes, above a lower base mounted with a procession of Bacchic putti
37 in. (94 cm.) high (2)
Mid-19th Century
En suite with the previous lot, each with reeded central stem issuing scrolling branches terminating with circular drip-pans and acanthus-cast candle-holders, centred to the top by a seated putto holding a similar drip-pan and candle-holder, above a circular base mounted with a dancing and music-making satyr and pair of bacchantes, above a lower base mounted with a procession of Bacchic putti
37 in. (94 cm.) high (2)
Literature
R. Guedes, Reais Mesas do Norte de Portugal, Lisbon, 1997, 'Mesa Ceia e Baile', pp. 38-45.
Exhibited
Porto, Alfândega, Reais Mesas do Norte de Portugal, 1995
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.