RÉGENCE STYLE LARGE BRASS HALL LANTERN
20TH CENTURY
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
Auction: Day 2 - Thurs 15th May from 10am | Lots 314 to 602
Description
the foliate scrolled corona above a sectioned panel body with bevelled glass panes, within a moulded and foliate cast frame and terminating in an acanthus cast drop finial, fitted for electricity
Dimensions
122cm high, 45cm diameter
Footnote
This lantern model is reputed to have been made for the Ambassadors Staircase at Versailles. Copied and reproduced for centuries, it has come to be known as the ‘Versailles model'.