Exbury House: Le Goût Rothschild - 5th October 2022
Lot 94
A PAIR OF FRENCH ORMOLU AND PATINATED BRONZE FIGURAL CANDELABRA
Estimate £2,000 - £3,000 | Hammer £3000
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Description
A PAIR OF FRENCH ORMOLU AND PATINATED BRONZE FIGURAL CANDELABRA
AFTER THE MODEL BY PHILLIPPE CAFFIERI, 2ND HALF 19TH CENTURY
each modelled with a cherub seated on a rock, one holding his hands aloft, the other blowing a shell, issuing three acanthus wrapped branches with fluted vase shaped nozzles decorated with stiff leaves, the stepped base with fluted, guilloche and leaf decoration, later drilled and fitted for electricity, with faux candles and shades (8)
46cm high (excluding fittings)
Provenance
Alfred de Rothschild (1842-1918) the Central Hall / Salon, Halton House, Buckinghamshire
Lionel de Rothschild (1882-1942)
Edmund de Rothschild (1916-2009)
The Trustees of Exbury House
See lot 91 for a discussion of these candelabra.