Lot Essay
A pair of ormolu candelabra of the same model is at Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire (G. de Bellaigue, The James A. de Rothschild Collection at Waddesdon Manor, 1974, vol. II, pp. 710-711, ill. 176).
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CIRCA 1770
Details
A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI ORMOLU AND WHITE MARBLE TWIN-BRANCH CANDELABRA
CIRCA 1770
In the form of a boy and a girl each holding a vase of flowers issuing lily-branches terminating in turned nozzles, on a turned socle and square base
15 in. (38 cm.) high (2)
CIRCA 1770
In the form of a boy and a girl each holding a vase of flowers issuing lily-branches terminating in turned nozzles, on a turned socle and square base
15 in. (38 cm.) high (2)
Provenance
Mr. & Mrs. Walter Hayes Burns, the sister of J. P. Morgan, North Mymms Park, Hertfordshire, and thence by descent to
Major General Sir George Burns, KCVO, CB, DSO, OBE, MC, North Mymms Park, Hertfordshire; sold Christie's house sale, 24-26 September 1979, lot 35.
Major General Sir George Burns, KCVO, CB, DSO, OBE, MC, North Mymms Park, Hertfordshire; sold Christie's house sale, 24-26 September 1979, lot 35.
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