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MID-18TH CENTURY
Details
A PAIR OF LOUIS XV ORMOLU TWIN-BRANCH WALL-LIGHTS
MID-18TH CENTURY
Each with pierced acanthus and C-scroll asymmetric backplate, one decorated with a squirrel, the other a ho-ho bird, issuing two scrolling branches terminating in foliate and rocaille drip plates, with conforming nozzles, one nozzle replaced
19 ¾ in. (50 cm.) high; 13 in. (33 cm.) wide
MID-18TH CENTURY
Each with pierced acanthus and C-scroll asymmetric backplate, one decorated with a squirrel, the other a ho-ho bird, issuing two scrolling branches terminating in foliate and rocaille drip plates, with conforming nozzles, one nozzle replaced
19 ¾ in. (50 cm.) high; 13 in. (33 cm.) wide
Provenance
The collection of Geoffrey Gilmour, Esq., 101 rue de Bac, Paris, by whom almost certainly acquired from B. Fabre et Fils, Paris.
Anonymous sale (The Property of a Gentleman); Christie's, London, 11 June 1998, lot 41.
Anonymous sale (The Property of a Gentleman); Christie's, London, 11 June 1998, lot 41.
Brought to you by
Amelia Walker
Director, Specialist Head of Private & Iconic Collections