Sale 7983
London
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7 July 2011
THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN (LOTS 628-629 AND 633)
Price realised
GBP 46,850
Estimate
A PAIR OF NORTH ITALIAN SILVERED, MOULDED, CUT-GLASS AND CRYSTAL SIXTEEN-LIGHT CHANDELIERS 19TH CENTURY Each hung overall with droplets, pendants and star-shaped elements, the baluster shaft issuing scrolled branches with drip-pans and nozzles, further hung with beads and pendants, with pear-shaped faceted boss, fitted for electricity, minor losses and replacements 45½ in. (115.5 cm.) high; 42½ in. (108 cm.) diameter (2)
Provenance
By repute, Villa Cademartori in Blevio, Lake Como.
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These somptuous chandeliers, reputedly from a set of three, originally hung in the ballroom of a luxurious villa in Blevio by lake Como.
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