A silver lantern, by Francois Durand, Paris for the Ottoman market, circa 1850

for suspension, the glazed lantern-light composed of six panes set in an elaborate silver mount supported by a ring held on six scroll arms, the interior hung with a four-armed candleholder in the form of acanthus scrolls and bud-form terminal, stamped with the mark of Francois Durand

In good condition, decorative knobs to top slightly loose, one remaining candle in candelabrum, some wax on others, as viewed.
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Francois Durand worked between 1828 to 1874 at his workshop in 4 rue du Mouton, Paris.