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Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2940BBoston
October 6, 2016 04:00 PMCalender
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Pair of Louis XVI-style Giltwood Hound Candleholders

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$1,845$1,500
Auction: European Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2940BLocation: BostonDate / Time: October 07, 2016 10:00AM

Description:

Pair of Louis XVI-style Giltwood Hound Candleholders, gilt-bronze armature decorated with hanging prisms, whippet or greyhound dog seated on rectangular plinth, ht. 10 1/2, wd. 7, dp. 4 3/4 in.
Estimate $500-700

Each hound with leg repairs, surface grime, surface wear, some loss to paint. Candleholders/prisms with age-typical surface wear Bases have scratches and abrasions.


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Keywords

Louis XVI