A FRENCH ORMOLU EIGHT-LIGHT CHANDELIER

OF REGENCE STYLE, LATE 19TH CENTURY

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A FRENCH ORMOLU EIGHT-LIGHT CHANDELIER
OF REGENCE STYLE, LATE 19TH CENTURY
The flame corona above a baluster stem with central drum applied with dolphins and issuing eight 'S'-scroll branches with gadrooned drip-pans and nozzles, above a pomegranate boss
36½ in. (93 cm.) high; 36 in. (92 cm.) diameter

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Lot Essay

This chandelier is after the model attributed to André-Charles Boulle and dating to the late 17th century of which examples are preserved in the Louvre, the Victoria and Albert Museum and the J.P. Getty Museum.

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