Sale 5716
London
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26 November 1996
Price realised
GBP 6,900
Estimate
A PAIR OF SPANISH WALNUT ALTAR CANDLESTICKS Late 18th Century The moulded circular top supported by acanthus scrolls above a waisted neck with egg-and-dart frieze with three scrolls, above a spirally fluted baluster stem terminating in stiff-leaf decoration and a reeded vase with three handles, on a beaded socle and a swagged and gadrooned tripod base with claw feet, the tops with restored cracks 31½ in. (80 cm.) high (2)
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Specialist Joy McCall answers key questions for collectors of the glassmaker’s exquisite pieces. Illustrated with lots offered in the Lalique sale on 15 May
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