Lot Essay
A closely related chandelier of Montcenis crystal is illustrated in S. Faniel, Y. Amic, Le Dix-neuvième Siècle Français, Paris, 1957, p. 142, fig. 3.
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PROPERTY OF A ROYAL HOUSE
A NORTH EUROPEAN ORMOLU AND CUT-GLASS EIGHTEEN-LIGHT CHANDELIER
EARLY 20TH CENTURY
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A NORTH EUROPEAN ORMOLU AND CUT-GLASS EIGHTEEN-LIGHT CHANDELIER
EARLY 20TH CENTURY
The scallop-shell festooned corona above three tiers of prism drops, the central stem with spherical boss supporting a circular pierced leaf cast frame joined to the corona by cabouchon-cut pendant chains, issuing eighteen eagle-head candle arms, with pendant-hung drop pans, above concentric pendant hung hoops
65 in. (165 cm.) high; 48 in. (122 cm.) diameter
EARLY 20TH CENTURY
The scallop-shell festooned corona above three tiers of prism drops, the central stem with spherical boss supporting a circular pierced leaf cast frame joined to the corona by cabouchon-cut pendant chains, issuing eighteen eagle-head candle arms, with pendant-hung drop pans, above concentric pendant hung hoops
65 in. (165 cm.) high; 48 in. (122 cm.) diameter
Provenance
The Estate of Christian, Lady Hesketh: Sold by order of her Executors, together with property of the Trustees of the 2nd Baron Hesketh's Will Trust, Sotheby's, London, 7 March 2007, lot 15 (£21,600).
Literature
Christian, Lady Hesketh, 'Easton Neston, Nicholas Hawksmoor's Baroque Creation in Northamptonshire', Architectural Digest, January 1991, p.141, in the Entrance Hall.
'The Great Easton', World of Interiors, June 2005, p. 117, the Entrance Hall.
'The Great Easton', World of Interiors, June 2005, p. 117, the Entrance Hall.
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