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Pair of French 19th Century Porphyry and Ormolu Candelabra in Louis XVI Manner

$22,717.15per set
£16,500per set
€19,434.52per set
CA$31,121.36per set
A$34,531.77per set
CHF 18,088.48per set
MX$423,452.20per set
NOK 230,079.29per set
SEK 217,185.03per set
DKK 144,935.41per set
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About the Item

Pair of Louis XVI style porphyry and ormolu candelabra. Rising from a square base supported by gilt bronze bracket feet, giving way to a stepped stiff-leaf ormolu border; the porphyry base having inset classical gilt bronze plaques. The four scrolling branches crescendo from a clustered triform porphyry column wrapped at its base by cabbage-like acanthus leaves complemented below by a wreath-and-torsade motif. French, circa 1870.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 35.5 in (90.17 cm)Diameter: 12 in (30.48 cm)
  • Sold As:
    Set of 2
  • Style:
    Louis XVI (In the Style Of)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    circa 1870
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    London, GB
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 91151stDibs: LU954712398281

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