Sale 6106
London
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12 May 1999
Price realised
GBP 8,050
Estimate
A PAIR OF GILT BRONZE AND ALABASTER WALL LIGHTS THE DESIGN ATTRIBUTED TO JACQUES-EMILE RUHLMANN, 1920S THE GILT BRONZE FIXTURES DECORATED WITH A RIBBED LINEAR DESIGN ON THE SHAFT, WITH BALL FINIAL ABOVE, EACH FIXTURE SUPPORTING CIRCULAR DOMED SHADE OF ALABASTER 22IN. (57CM.) HIGH (2)
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