A pair of Louis XVI ormolu candelabra - image-1

Lot 829 Dα

A pair of Louis XVI ormolu candelabra

Auction 1131 - overview Cologne
17.05.2019, 10:30 - Decorative Arts
Estimate: 2.000 € - 3.000 €

A pair of Louis XVI ormolu candelabra

Chased fire-gilt bronze and white marble. Rare candlesticks with Chinoiserie figures holding cornucopias. Inventory no. in ink below the base: 145 BCE. The chains lost. H 30.5 and 29.5 cm.
Austria or France, last quarter 18th C.

Literature

Cf. Lempertz auction 1075 on 18th November 2016, lot 749, two candelabra with the same motif formerly in the collection of Emmeram Palace.