An Empire Ormolu Candlestick - Apr 23, 2024 | Christie's In London
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AN EMPIRE ORMOLU CANDLESTICK

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AN EMPIRE ORMOLU CANDLESTICK
AN EMPIRE ORMOLU CANDLESTICK
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AN EMPIRE ORMOLU CANDLESTICK

ATTRIBUTED TO CLAUDE GALLE, CIRCA 1805

Details

With self-extinguishing mechanism, the snuffing mechanism modelled as a shell, issuing from rounded tablets embellished with Diana masks above flaming cassolettes on a drip pan above a palmette frieze, the shaft with adjustable candle stand with a collar pierced by flowerheads with a tooled base decorated with guilloche and palmette motifs on a circular dish with gadrooned rim
11 1/4. in. (28.5 cm.) high; 6 in. (15 cm.) diameter
Lot Essay

Claude Galle, maître in 1786.
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AN EMPIRE ORMOLU CANDLESTICK

Estimate £1,000 - £2,000
Starting Price £500
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Benjamin Berry
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