A PAIR OF ITALIAN PATINATED-BRONZE AND ORMOLU-MOUNTED GIALLO DI SIENA FOUR-LIGHT CANDELABRA
Lot 152
FIRST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY, AFTER THE MODEL BY PIERRE-PHILIPPE THOMIRE
Each with circular base supporting a tripartite plinth with foliate moulding and angles with boar heads joined by vineleaf swags, the central shaft with spirally-fluted roundel beneath a quiver of arrows and triple lionhead, surrounded by sirens with double fishtails supporting three ship prows issuing shellwork driptrays and nozzles decorated with coral and shells, the central nozzle cast with a frieze depicting a classical charioteer, previously drilled for elecricity, the undersides with inventory stamp 'S*C 15430' and 'S*C 15431' respectively
FIRST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY, AFTER THE MODEL BY PIERRE-PHILIPPE THOMIRE
Each with circular base supporting a tripartite plinth with foliate moulding and angles with boar heads joined by vineleaf swags, the central shaft with spirally-fluted roundel beneath a quiver of arrows and triple lionhead, surrounded by sirens with double fishtails supporting three ship prows issuing shellwork driptrays and nozzles decorated with coral and shells, the central nozzle cast with a frieze depicting a classical charioteer, previously drilled for elecricity, the undersides with inventory stamp 'S*C 15430' and 'S*C 15431' respectively
22,0 x 11,0 in (55.9 x 27.9 cm)
Estimate: £ 25,000 - 40,000
€ 29,000 - 47,000
Auction: 3 days
Christie's London
City: London
Auction: May 23, 2024 10:30 AM
Auction number: 22984
Auction name: Three Dealing Dynasties: London, Paris, Geneva