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Pair of Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Two-Light Wall Lights

About the Item

Each with a foliate-cast tapering fluted and backplate decorated with swags and surmounted by a swagged flaming classical urn, issuing foliate scrolled branches with gadrooned nozzle and foliate drip-pans. After a design by Jean-Louis Prieur.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 18.25 in (46.36 cm)Width: 11.25 in (28.58 cm)Depth: 8 in (20.32 cm)
  • Sold As:
    Set of 2
  • Style:
    Louis XVI (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    Late 18th Century
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use. Typical wear to gilding. One urn slightly loose.
  • Seller Location:
    Kittery Point, ME
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 11361stDibs: LU83764662843

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