A pair of ormolu and bronze three-light wall-appliques , IN THE LOUIS XVI STYLE, 20TH CENTURY | Christie's

Sale 5687

Nineteenth Century Works of Art

London

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31 October 1996

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Lot 109

A pair of ormolu and bronze three-light wall-appliques

IN THE LOUIS XVI STYLE, 20TH CENTURY

Price realised

GBP 1,955

Estimate

GBP 1,000 - GBP 1,500

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A pair of ormolu and bronze three-light wall-appliques
In the Louis XVI style, 20th Century
Each with a circular backplate mounted with a lion-mask clasping a coiled serpent between its jaws, supporting three fluted nozzles
5 5/8in. (14.2cm.) diameter of backplate (2)
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