Lot Essay
For comparable lanterns fitted in the Chelsea Room at Luton Hoo, see Works of Art from the Wernher Collection, Christie's, South Kensington, 7 July 2000, lot 93, £22,000.
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OF LOUIS XVI STYLE, FIRST HALF 20TH CENTURY
Details
A PAIR OF FRENCH GILT-BRONZE LANTERNS
OF LOUIS XVI STYLE, FIRST HALF 20TH CENTURY
Each with acanthus wrapped open corona above a pierced berried laurel circlet with ovoid bodies and berried finials, with four light fitment, panels lacking
37 in. (94 cm.) high
OF LOUIS XVI STYLE, FIRST HALF 20TH CENTURY
Each with acanthus wrapped open corona above a pierced berried laurel circlet with ovoid bodies and berried finials, with four light fitment, panels lacking
37 in. (94 cm.) high
Provenance
Sir Julius Wernher, 1st Bt. (1850-1912), Luton Hoo, Bedfordshire, by whom bequeathed, through his widow
Alice, Lady Wernher, subsequently Lady Ludlow (1862-1945), to their son
Sir Harold, 3 Bt., G.C.V.O. (1893-1973), Luton Hoo, Bedfordshire, and by decent.
Alice, Lady Wernher, subsequently Lady Ludlow (1862-1945), to their son
Sir Harold, 3 Bt., G.C.V.O. (1893-1973), Luton Hoo, Bedfordshire, and by decent.
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