A pair of dainty Louis XVI style gilt bronze two-branch wall lights
nineteenth century for candles, later externally converted to electricity,
each tapered backplate modelled as an arrow-filled quiver with a leaf-clasp terminus, the body applied with a Bacchic mask above differing musical trophies, the looped arms modelled as french hunting horns supporting machine-turned sconces,
£950 the pair
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