A PAIR OF FRENCH ORMOLU TWO-LIGHT WALL-LIGHTS
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A PAIR OF FRENCH ORMOLU TWO-LIGHT WALL-LIGHTS

19TH CENTURY

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A PAIR OF FRENCH ORMOLU TWO-LIGHT WALL-LIGHTS
19TH CENTURY
Each backplate centered with a cabochon flanked by C-scrolls above a foliate boss and issuing the asymmetrical branches terminating in circular drip-pans and foliate nozzles, regilt
14½ in (37 cm.) high; 9½ in. (24 cm.) wide; 7½ in. (19 cm.) deep (2)
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Lot Essay

A related wall-light is illustrated in G. Henriot, Le Luminaire de la Renaissance au XIXème siècle, 1933, pl. 182, fig. 4, from the Collection of the Mobilier National, Paris.
A further pair of wall-lights was sold anonymously, Christie's, New York, 21 October 2005, lot 185, and a further pair, sold anonymously, Christie's, London, 31 October 1996, lot 156.

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