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Lot 65
A PAIR OF VICTORIAN COMPOSITION STONE TORCHERES
CIRCA 1840, IN THE MANNER OF PIRANESI
Closed7 May 2008
Price Realised
GBP 2,750
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Specialist note
These flower-festooned candelabra with festive bacchic ram and lion masks, provided decorative antique ornament for conservatories etc., and were popularised by 19th Century publications such as N.L.
Durand's, Autels, Répieds, Candelabres, Lampes, Meubles, Paris, 1802; and H. Moses's, A Collection of Antique Vases, Altars, Paterae, Tripods, Candelabra, Sarcophagi, etc., London, 1814.
Durand's, Autels, Répieds, Candelabres, Lampes, Meubles, Paris, 1802; and H. Moses's, A Collection of Antique Vases, Altars, Paterae, Tripods, Candelabra, Sarcophagi, etc., London, 1814.