Lot Essay
The C couronné poinçon was a tax mark employed between March 1745 and February 1749 on any alloy containing copper, indicating these appliqués must have been in the trade during those years.
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PROPERTY OF A LADY (LOT 216-217)
A PAIR OF LOUIS XIV ORMOLU SINGLE-BRANCH WALL-LIGHTS
FIRST QUARTER 18TH CENTURY
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A PAIR OF LOUIS XIV ORMOLU SINGLE-BRANCH WALL-LIGHTS
FIRST QUARTER 18TH CENTURY
The shield-shaped backplate cast with shell cresting and floral garlands and issuing a scrolled branch above a mask of Diana, stamped with the C couronné poinçon, re-gilt and drilled for electricity
10 in. (26 cm.) high
FIRST QUARTER 18TH CENTURY
The shield-shaped backplate cast with shell cresting and floral garlands and issuing a scrolled branch above a mask of Diana, stamped with the C couronné poinçon, re-gilt and drilled for electricity
10 in. (26 cm.) high
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