
A Large Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Cylindrical Four-Light Lantern
FRANCE, Circa 1880
REF No. B74550
dimensions
Height :118 cm | 46¹/₂ in
Diameter :55 cm | 21⁵/₈ in
Diameter :55 cm | 21⁵/₈ in
description
A Large Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Cylindrical Four-Light Lantern.
This large lantern is of cylindrical form with four ribbed uprights supporting a frame with beaded swags and ribbons and surmounted by ostrich-plume finials.
Originally fitted for gas the lantern has now been wired for electricity.
French, Circa 1880.
This large lantern is of cylindrical form with four ribbed uprights supporting a frame with beaded swags and ribbons and surmounted by ostrich-plume finials.
Originally fitted for gas the lantern has now been wired for electricity.
French, Circa 1880.
literature
Verlet, Pierre, 'Les Bronzes Dorés Francais du XVIIIe Siècle', Picard, Paris, 1987; p. 96