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EARLY 20TH CENTURY, IN THE LOUIS XVI STYLE
Details
A French ormolu-mounted, rock-crystal and glass twelve-light chandelier
Early 20th Century, in the Louis XVI style
Minor elements missing
48.1 in. (123 cm.) high; 29.5 in. (75 cm.) wide
Early 20th Century, in the Louis XVI style
Minor elements missing
48.1 in. (123 cm.) high; 29.5 in. (75 cm.) wide
Provenance
Almost certainly acquired by Princess Beatrice (1857-1944) who lived at Kensington Palace between 1901 and 1940, and by descent to her son;
Alexander Albert Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Carisbrooke (1886-1960), Apartment 10, Clock Court, Kensington Palace from 1956 to 1960.
Purchased from the Estate of the Marquess of Carisbrooke in 1960 for H.R.H. The Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon.
Placed in the Garden Room of the Private Apartment of H.R.H. The Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon at Kensington Palace.
Alexander Albert Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Carisbrooke (1886-1960), Apartment 10, Clock Court, Kensington Palace from 1956 to 1960.
Purchased from the Estate of the Marquess of Carisbrooke in 1960 for H.R.H. The Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon.
Placed in the Garden Room of the Private Apartment of H.R.H. The Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon at Kensington Palace.
Special notice
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