拍品專文
These chandeliers were almost certainly hung in the salone of a Milanese Palazzo when this was refurbished in the third quarter of the 19th century.
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THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
細節
A PAIR OF FRENCH ORMOLU AND CUT-GLASS TWENTY-FOUR LIGHT CHANDELIERS
THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
Each with part-reeded upswept foliate shaft, the central pierced corona with upsept leaf motif issuing sixteen acanthus-wrapped S-shaped branches surmounted with turned nozzles and foliate-cut glass drip-pans, hung with swags of faceted drops, surmounted by a further tier consisting of addorsed griffins centred by fruited urns and flanked by pierced trophies below a tier of eight further nozzles with conforming cut-glass drip-pans, the upper section with a pierced corona with lion heads flanked by scrolling foliage and palmette motifs, surmounted by lotus leaves below upswept palmettes, issuing chains of faceted beads, the lower section terminating with a reeded foliate sphere boss
74½ in. (189 cm.) high; 29½ in. (75 cm.) diam. (2)
THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
Each with part-reeded upswept foliate shaft, the central pierced corona with upsept leaf motif issuing sixteen acanthus-wrapped S-shaped branches surmounted with turned nozzles and foliate-cut glass drip-pans, hung with swags of faceted drops, surmounted by a further tier consisting of addorsed griffins centred by fruited urns and flanked by pierced trophies below a tier of eight further nozzles with conforming cut-glass drip-pans, the upper section with a pierced corona with lion heads flanked by scrolling foliage and palmette motifs, surmounted by lotus leaves below upswept palmettes, issuing chains of faceted beads, the lower section terminating with a reeded foliate sphere boss
74½ in. (189 cm.) high; 29½ in. (75 cm.) diam. (2)
注意事項
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.
拍場告示
The measurements for this lot should read: 72 in. (185 cm.) high; 45 in. (115 cm.) diameter, and not as stated in the catalogue.