Sale 8512
New York, Park Avenue
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30 - 31 October 1996
Price realised
USD 25,300
Estimate
A PAIR OF LOUIS XV ORMOLU THREE-LIGHT APPLIQUES circa 1750 Each with voluted branches and backplates cast with acanthus leaves and flowerheads 26 3/4 in. (68 cm.) high, 22 in. (56 cm.) wide (2)
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