Sale 8512
New York, Park Avenue
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30 - 31 October 1996
VARIOUS PROPERTIES
Price realised
USD 4,370
Estimate
A PAIR OF LOUIS XV ORMOLU CANDLESTICKS mid-18th century Each with baluster-shaped molded shaft with similarly-cast bobêche and a molded spreading base 10½in. (20.5cm.) high, 6in. (15cm.) diameter (2)
Provenance
Marquis d'Harcourt Sotheby's New York, 16 May 1987, lot 44
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Pre-Lot Text
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