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MAKER'S MARK JOHANN ANDREAS GERARDUS L'HERMINOTTE, MAESTRICHT, 1758/60
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A rare and fine large Dutch silver hanging lamp
Maker's mark Johann Andreas Gerardus l'Herminotte, Maestricht, 1758/60
The baluster-shaped lamp with ring and flowerhead finial, moulded and chased with shells, scrolls and leafage against snake skin ground, the waisted and fluted middle partly pierced and flanked by sprays of flowers, surmounted by three cherubs, each holding the chains for the upper part, conformingly shaped and decorated and with ring loop
51 cm. (19.4 in.) high
marked at the rim of the body
2226 gr.
Maker's mark Johann Andreas Gerardus l'Herminotte, Maestricht, 1758/60
The baluster-shaped lamp with ring and flowerhead finial, moulded and chased with shells, scrolls and leafage against snake skin ground, the waisted and fluted middle partly pierced and flanked by sprays of flowers, surmounted by three cherubs, each holding the chains for the upper part, conformingly shaped and decorated and with ring loop
51 cm. (19.4 in.) high
marked at the rim of the body
2226 gr.