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a pair of french porclain and ormolu twin light wall appliques, late 19th century
In the chinoiserie taste, the oval backplates decorated to simulate cloisonné enamel and painted with a cockatoo and butterfly, and gerons repsectively, within bamboo cast frames with pierced dragon crestings, issuing scolling branches modelled as further dragons supporting urn-shaped candle sockets and foliate cast drip pan, later drilled for electricity
17¾in. (45cm.) high, 9¼in. (23.5cm.) high (2)
In the chinoiserie taste, the oval backplates decorated to simulate cloisonné enamel and painted with a cockatoo and butterfly, and gerons repsectively, within bamboo cast frames with pierced dragon crestings, issuing scolling branches modelled as further dragons supporting urn-shaped candle sockets and foliate cast drip pan, later drilled for electricity
17¾in. (45cm.) high, 9¼in. (23.5cm.) high (2)