A pair of bronze lamps 19th century

Estimate

4,000 - 6,000 GBP

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Description

38cm.; 1ft .3in. high

after a design for the Farnese candle stand, the tapering stems attended by pelicans on splayed triangular bases with griffin supports

Catalogue Note

The prototype for the present lot is the Farnese marble tripod candelabrum printed in R. Gargiulo, Raccolta dei Monumenti Più Interessanti Del Real Museo Borbonico, 1825, pl.39, 40A, to which flaming finials have been added in the manner of Thomas Hope's candelabrum illustrated T. Hope Household Furniture and Interior Decoration, 1807. The candelabrum, which is now in the Museo Nazionale, Naples, was formerly in the Farnese collects ion and was moved to Naples, by Charles III (King of Naples 1734-1759 and King of Spain 1759-1788).