CIRCA 1780-85

Details

A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI ORMOLU TWO-LIGHT WALL APPLIQUES
CIRCA 1780-85
Each backplate modelled as an arrow-filled quiver with a floral trellis band and flanked by rams' heads, the spirally-fluted shaft with fruiting finial wrapped with berried laurel branches with circular drip-pans and nozzles, fitted for electricity
23 in. (58.5 cm.) high (2)

Provenance

Christie's, New York, 25 May 1993, lot 45.

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Lot Essay

A pair of wall lights of the same model was sold from the collection of Jamie Ortiz-Patiño, at Sotheby's, New York, 20 May 1992, lot 34 ($79,750 with premium). An additional pair of identical design, formerly in the collection of Stavros Niachros, was sold by Charlotte Ford, at Christie's New York, 18 November 1978, lot 139.

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