MID-19TH CENTURY, IN THE MANNER OF PIRANESI

Details

A PAIR OF VICTORIAN PAINTED PLASTER TORCHERES
MID-19TH CENTURY, IN THE MANNER OF PIRANESI
The circular tops with egg-and-dart borders on a fluted pedestal elaborately decorated with floral swags, acanthus leaves and rams' heads, on a tri-form pedestal base
56 1/2 in. (143.5 cm.) high

Provenance

Fasque - The Scottish Seat of the Gladstones; sold Christie's, London, 7 May 2008, lot 65.

Special notice

Following the auction, this lot will be stored at Crozier Park Royal and will be available for collection from 12.00pm on the second business day after the sale. Please call Christie’s Client Service 24 hours in advance to book a collection time at Crozier Park Royal. All collections from Crozier Park Royal will be by pre-booked appointment only. Tel: +44 (0)20 7839 9060 I Email: cscollectionsuk@christies.com.

Conditions of sale

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Lot Essay

These flower-festooned candelabra with festive bacchic ram and lion masks, provided decorative antique ornament for conservatories etc., and were popularised by 19th century publications such as N.L. Durand's, Autels, Répieds, Candelabres, Lampes, Meubles, Paris, 1802; and H. Moses's, A Collection of Antique Vases, Altars, Paterae, Tripods, Candelabra, Sarcophagi, etc., London, 1814.

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