Sale 09CN03 | Lot 324

Pair of Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze and Marble Ten-Light Candelabra

Catalogue: Important English & Continental / Old Master Paintings
Pair of Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze and Marble Ten-Light Candelabra

Lot Details

Lot 324
Pair of Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze and Marble Ten-Light Candelabra
Late 19th century
Each with curved berried and leaf cast candle arms centering an upright candle arm, above curved foliate cast supports with a labrequin frieze above an urn finial, on a trefoil base cast with masks. Height 39 inches (99.1 cm).
The present lot is comparable to a set of candelabra supplied to the Chateau de Bellevue and now conserved in the Petit-Trianon at Versailles. See P. Verlet, Les Bronzes du XVIIIeme Siecle, p. 99, pl. 11; Hans Ottomeyer/Peter Proschel, Vergoldete Bronzen, vol. 1, p. 261

Estimate: $12,000 - $18,000
Sold for $16,250 (includes buyer's premium)

Additional Notes & Condition Report

Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Doyle New York shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging.

No condition report? Click here to request one.

Estimate: $12,000 - $18,000
Sold for $16,250 (includes buyer's premium)

Ask the Specialist Track Lot
Catalogue Info

Important English & Continental / Old Master Paintings

Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 10am EDT
View All Lots