Lot 117
  • 117

A pair of Louis XVI two-light wall lights last quarter 18th century

Estimate
5,000 - 8,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • height 15 in.; width 9 1/4 in.
  • 38 cm; 23.5 cm
each with a ribbon-tied backplate centered by the bust possibly of Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette respectively above a fluted acanthus-cast standard and issuing leaf-cast candlearms.

Condition

Minor oxidation marks to the ormolu. Minor marks to the ormolu. In otherwise good condition.
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