Furniture, Works of Art and Clocks - 9th January 2019

Lot 271

A pair of 19th century French ormolu candlesticks after a design by Jean-Demosthene Dugourc

Estimate £1,000 - £1,500 | Hammer £1000

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Description

A pair of 19th century French ormolu candlesticks after a design by Jean-Demosthene Dugourc, each with a lion's mask urn nozzle, above a stem decorated with four classical female caryatids and hung with copper coloured swags of flowers and fruit, above a laurel leaf and an acanthus wrapped foot with a beaded edge, 31.9cm high. (2)

Provenance: The Collection of Sir Jeremy Lever.