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413 A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI WHITE OVOID MARBLE AND ORMOLU FOUR-LIGHT CANDELABRA,

each with four naturalistic floral branches and flower head sconc-

es, the bodies decorated with swagged rams masks, and pieds de

biche on triangular bases. 56cm high

Provenance: by repute, Westport House

€ 1,500 - 2,500

414 A SET OF FOUR LOUIS XV FRUITWOOD CHAIRS À LA REINE,

by Nicolas Quinbert Foliot (1706-1777), the reeded back and seats

later upholstered in floral pattern silk, the frames stamped N.Q.

Foliot, raised on slender cabriole legs with scroll bun feet.

N.Q. Foliot maître 1729. A chair of this exact pattern is illustrated in

Kjellberg,

Le Mobilier Français du XVIII siècle

(1998) p.317

€ 1,500 - 2,500