A PAIR OF FRENCH EMPIRE TOLE PEINTE WALL LIGHTS À QUINQUET, CIRCA 1815 |

Sibyl Colefax and John Fowler, London
Sotheby's New York, The Andy Warhol Collection, April 23 - May 3, 1988, lot 3249

Rubbing, flaking and some refreshment to painted surfaces. One metal hook on one of the hemispherical glass drip pans has become detached and would need to be glued or re-soldered. One arm in a slightly turned position, as seen in catalogue photograph. Drilled for electricity.
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A pair of similar wall lights attributed to the workshop of Deharme was sold Christie's London, May 17, 2017, lot 12, and another pair signed Raby at Christie's London, Kenneth Neame, June 13, 2008, lot 52.