Sale 3588
Paris
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29 April 2014
Price realised
EUR 625
Estimate
DEUX PAIRES DE CASSOLETTES FORMANT FLAMBEAUX DE STYLE LOUIS XVI FIN DU XIXEME SIECLE En bronze ciselé et doré, à décor de vases couverts découvrant un binet ; on y joint UNE PAIRE DE BOUGEOIRS DE STYLE LOUIS XVI, VERS 1900, en bronze ciselé et doré, la base en marbre rose ; ornement manquant sur le fût de l'un des bougeoirs Cassolettes: Hauteurs: 23,5 et 22,5 cm. (9 and 8 2/3 in.) Bougeoir: Hauteur: 13 cm. (5 in.) (6)
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TWO PAIRS OF LOUIS XVI STYLE ORMOLU CASSOLETTES FORMING CANDLESTICKS, LATE 19TH CENTURY ; TOGETHER WITH A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI STYLE ORMOLU CANDLESTICKS, LATE 19TH CENTURY
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