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Lot 208
A PAIR OF NAPOLEON III ORMOLU FOUR-BRANCH WALL-LIGHTS
CIRCA 1870, IN THE LOUIS XVI STYLE, AFTER THE MODEL BY PIERRE GOUTHIERE
Closed4 December 2014
Price Realised
GBP 7,500
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Specialist note
The original model was made by Pierre Gouthière and delivered in 1781 to the Duchesse de Mazarin.
Another copy, made by Henry Dasson, is illustrated in H. Ottomeyer & P. Pröschel, Vergoldete Bronzen, Munchen, 1986, vol. II, p. 425. A set of four, unsigned, was sold Christie's, London, 26 February 1998, lot 150.
Another copy, made by Henry Dasson, is illustrated in H. Ottomeyer & P. Pröschel, Vergoldete Bronzen, Munchen, 1986, vol. II, p. 425. A set of four, unsigned, was sold Christie's, London, 26 February 1998, lot 150.