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A FRENCH EMPIRE STYLE ORMOLU AND MOTHER-OF-PEARL MOUNTED TWIN LIGHT CANDELABRUM ADAPTED TABLE LAMP (3)
Possibly Palais Royal, Second half 19th Century
The engine milled candle nozzles raised on laurel wreaths and supported by a floral swag and female winged caryatid figure, on baluster acanthus leaf socle above an engraved mother-of-pearl base, 38cm high; Together with a Louis XVI style gilt and patinated bronze figural table light mounted on a bleu turquin marble base, 38cm high; and gilt-metal mounted glass bowl, with winged cherubs and lions’ head masks, 20th Century, 14cm high
| Estimate: | £100 - £200 |
| Hammer price: | £280 |
Condition report:
The glass bowl with dirt and dust. The mounts are relatively thin and quite loose, with some light tarnishing. The detail is relatively good, with some chasing to the lions’ heads. See extra images. There is a crack to the vase, approx 5cm. See extra images.
Overall the candelabra is later wired for electricity. The dating is more likely to be mid to late 19th Century. Dirt and dust commensurate with use and age, some small areas of tarnishing. The floral swag is loose and needs resecuring.
The candlestick with the grey marble base with floral wreath mounts which has been drilled through to accommodate electricity at the base.Rubbing to the patination of the figure.