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Fine objects from private and institutional collections, including property deaccessioned by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Williamsburg, Virginia to benefit the Collections Acquisitions Fund. Five-piece bedroom suite signed François Linke, a fine collection of Old Master drawings including Hubert Robert, Servandoni, Chaix, Amand, a follower of Redouté, twelve botanical watercolors by Alexandre Descubes, fine art by or attributed to Pierre Mignard, Tobias Stranover, Jules Breton, and Julius Paulsen, as well as fine British and Continental silver.
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Lot 81

Pair of French Glass and Gilt Metal Bird Sconces

Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
Starting Bid
$500

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

late 19th/early 20th century, each with central support featuring a glass bird atop an urn, issuing two scrolled arms with glass and metal leaf decoration surmounted by glass candle cups, wired for electricity, 16-1/2 x 11 x 6 in.

Provenance: Private Collection, Charlotte, North Carolina

Condition

wires cut, rubbing and discoloration to metal elements, surface dirt and accretion, loss to wax surrounds on sockets; one lacking a glass leaf

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Private Collection, Charlotte, North Carolina