A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI STYLE ORMOLU, BISCUIT PORCELAIN AND PAINTED METAL THREE-LIGHT CANDELABRA

19TH CENTURY

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A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI STYLE ORMOLU, BISCUIT PORCELAIN AND PAINTED METAL THREE-LIGHT CANDELABRA
19TH CENTURY
Each modeled as a winged maiden with foliate tail holding aloft the flower-entwined foliate branches, above a shaped plinth, electrified
19 ¼ in. (49 cm.) high, excluding fitments

Provenance

Eugenia Woodward Hitt Collection.

Lot Essay

These candelabra are after the celebrated model attributed to François Rémond, supplied by Dominique Daguerre to Princess Kinsky in 1788 for the hôtel Kinsky in Paris.

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