A very fine pair of Louis XVI style gilt-bronze lyre form four-light wall appliques Paris, circa 1890

each stamped BY, for Alfred Beurdeley and also stamped H.V, for Henri Vian, to the reverse, respectively numbered 838 and 824.

Overall very good condition and presentation; retaining original gilding; appears to have been cleaned with minor areas of dirt in crevices; with very minor areas of green oxidation; one with firing tears to two candle branches; candle nozzles to one wall applique have been drilled and two drill holes to foliate spray beneath the lyre; bottom and top ribbon moulded back plates slightly loose; the other with some replaced strings in the lyre; lacking right floral garland beneath the human mask; top ribbon form backplate slightly loose; the bottom ribbon moulded back plate replaced.
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