CIRCA 1770

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A PAIR OF LATE LOUIS XV ORMOLU CANDLESTICKS
CIRCA 1770
Each tapering stem cast with entrelac and fluted pilasters with volutes, surmounted by an urn nozzle hung with laurel swags, on a stepped circular base cast with acanthus and classical profile medallions
10 ¾ in. (27 cm.) high

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Lot Essay

This large pair of late Louis XV ormolu candlesticks decorated with cameos representing antique profiles of a warrior wearing a helmet, a maiden, and a male head with a laurel crown, is identical to a pair in the collection of the château de Versailles and displayed in the bureau of Louis XVI, formerly the chambres de bains of Louis XV (see illustrated).

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