Lot Essay
The 'C' Couronné Poinçon was a tax mark used on any alloy containing copper between March 1745 and February 1749.
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CIRCA 1745
Details
A LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED CHINESE BLANC-DE-CHINE PORCELAIN TWO-BRANCH CANDELABRUM
CIRCA 1745
With three figures among rocks, with foliate-cast candle-arms, on shaped, stepped base, the ormolu struck three times with the 'C' Couronné Poinçon
5 ¾ in. (14.5 cm.) high, 6 ½ in. (16.5 cm.) wide, 3 ½ in. (9 cm.) deep
CIRCA 1745
With three figures among rocks, with foliate-cast candle-arms, on shaped, stepped base, the ormolu struck three times with the 'C' Couronné Poinçon
5 ¾ in. (14.5 cm.) high, 6 ½ in. (16.5 cm.) wide, 3 ½ in. (9 cm.) deep
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's, Paris, 14 December 2004, lot 227.
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