Lot Essay
See Peter Hughes, The Wallace Collection Catalogue of Furniture, Vol. III, London, 1996, p. 1311, cat. no. 265 (F83) for a similar chandelier by Caffiéri, engraved Caffieri/A Paris/1751.
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AFTER THE MODEL BY JACQUES CAFFIÉRI, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
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A Louis XV style ormolu twelve-light chandelier
After the model by Jacques Caffiéri, Early 20th Century
The scrolling acanthus-cast frame mounted with putti and birds, issuing three sets of triple-foliate scrolling arms, each terminating in foliate-cast nozzles, bearing the inscription VIAN, electrified
40 in. (101.5 cm.) high
After the model by Jacques Caffiéri, Early 20th Century
The scrolling acanthus-cast frame mounted with putti and birds, issuing three sets of triple-foliate scrolling arms, each terminating in foliate-cast nozzles, bearing the inscription VIAN, electrified
40 in. (101.5 cm.) high