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A PAIR OF LOUIS XV ORMOLU CANDLESTICKS
Lot 194 THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN (LOTS 193 AND 194)

A PAIR OF LOUIS XV ORMOLU CANDLESTICKS

AFTER THE MODEL BY JUSTE-AURELE MEISSONNIER, CIRCA 1730

Closed6 July 2012

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A PAIR OF LOUIS XV ORMOLU CANDLESTICKS
AFTER THE MODEL BY JUSTE-AURELE MEISSONNIER, CIRCA 1730
Each with a spirally-cast and shell-decorated shaft, with conforming nozzle and foliate drip-pan, above a shaped spreading foliate base, drilled for electricity
11¼ in. (28.5 cm.) high (2)

M. Hubert de Givenchy, until sold, 'Magnificent French Furniture, Silver and Works of Art from the Collection of M. Hubert de Givenchy', Christie's, Monaco, 4 December 1993, lot 14, where acquired by the present owner.