拍品專文
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MARK OF FRANCIS BOONE THOMAS, LONDON, 1878
細節
A PAIR OF VICTORIAN SILVER TWO-LIGHT WALL SCONCES
MARK OF FRANCIS BOONE THOMAS, LONDON, 1878
In Charles II style, each wall-plate repoussé and chased with scrolls, foliage, and rocaille on a matted ground, centering an oval cartouche engraved with a coat-of-arms and crest within crossed fronds, the candle arms formed as serpents issuing from a wild mask, each with an octagonal socket, marked on reverse of wall-plates, one arm and all four sockets
8½ in. (21.5 cm.) high; 28 oz. (884 gr.) (2)
MARK OF FRANCIS BOONE THOMAS, LONDON, 1878
In Charles II style, each wall-plate repoussé and chased with scrolls, foliage, and rocaille on a matted ground, centering an oval cartouche engraved with a coat-of-arms and crest within crossed fronds, the candle arms formed as serpents issuing from a wild mask, each with an octagonal socket, marked on reverse of wall-plates, one arm and all four sockets
8½ in. (21.5 cm.) high; 28 oz. (884 gr.) (2)
來源
Property from the Estate of Virginia Carroll Crawford, sold
Christie's, New York, 20 April 2001, lot 224
Christie's, New York, 20 April 2001, lot 224