A MALTESE SILVER OIL LAMP (LAMPIER), GIOACCHINO LEBRUN, DE ROHAN PERIOD, CIRCA 1775
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November 11, 04:08 PM GMT
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
A MALTESE SILVER OIL LAMP (LAMPIER), GIOACCHINO LEBRUN, DE ROHAN PERIOD, CIRCA 1775
Neo-classical form; the four font lamp with vase-form cover, three chain suspended implements (one lacking), on a baluster knopped stem with acanthus decoration, on a spreading circular base with fluted border and husk rim
67.5cm., 26 1/2in. high
2103gr., 67oz. 12dwt.
Two oil lamps by the same maker, who was Master of the Mint in 1787, are recorded in A. A. Bologna, The Silver of Malta, 1995, nos. 428 and 429.