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British & Continental | March 11, 2025

Tue, Mar 11, 2025 10:00AM EDT
Lot 65

Pair of Louis XIV Style Three Light Sconces, after Andre Charles Boulle

Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

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French, 19th century, each with ornately decorated backplate in the form of lyre with foliage and female mask, issuing three scrolled arms holding candle cups, stamped with initials "HD" multiple times verso, 18-1/8 x 11-3/4 x 7-1/4 in. 

Provenance: Christie's New York, Decorative Arts Europe, April 18, 2012 lot 10; Private Collection

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Christie's New York, Decorative Arts Europe, April 18, 2012 lot 10; Private Collection

some rubbing, scratches, and loss to gilt surface, pediments/finials loose on both examples, one held on with twine, some loss and warping to small metal hooks on top of arms