Lot 24
Each stamped VR beneath a crown, in the Louis XVI style having a pine cone and acanthus cast finial, issuing four fluted supports and two candle branches with urn shaped nozzles, central spirally reeded pedestal on a shaped quatreform base, indistinct maker's stamp to underside.
Height 23cm
Estimate $1,500 - $2,500
Presents well, minor discolouration and spotting to ormolu, chains missing, one small element detached.
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Christie's London, The Collection of Professor Sir Albert Richardson, P.R.A., 18-19 September 2013, part of lot 412
Victor Paillard (1805-1886) was known for his bronzes, ormolu clocks and candelabra. He was chosen to cast the massive zinc and bronze figure of Queen Victoria for the 1851 Great Exhibition and these candelabra may have been acquired by, or presented to the Queen at the same time.
The Collection of the Late John Schaeffer AO
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8381
1:00pm - 25 August 2020
36-40 Queen Street, Woollahra
VIEWING
Viewing in Sydney:
Thursday 20 - Monday 24 August, 10am - 4pm
Auction:
Session 1: 1:00pm (Lots 1-254)
Session 2: 6:00pm (Lots 300-517)
CONTACT
Hamish Clark
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