A PAIR OF LOUIS XV ORMOLU TWO-BRANCH WALL-LIGHTS,
Lot 553PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE NEW YORK COLLECTION 

A PAIR OF LOUIS XV ORMOLU TWO-BRANCH WALL-LIGHTS,

CIRCA 1745,

Closed14 January 2015

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USD 8,750

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A PAIR OF LOUIS XV ORMOLU TWO-BRANCH WALL-LIGHTS,
CIRCA 1745,
'C' couronné poinçon
17in. (43cm.) high, 14in. (35.5cm.) wide

Acquired from Pierre Olivier Chanel, Paris.

Specialist note

The C couronné poinçon, which is stamped on these wall lights, was a tax mark applied in France to alloys containing copper between March 1745 and February 1749.