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A PAIR OF GEORGE III GILTWOOD WALL LIGHTS

English, circa 1790

Height: 34 ¼ in; 87 cm Width: 19 ½ in; 50 cm Depth: 7 ¼ in; 18.5 cm

description

A fine and rare pair of carved giltwood wall lights, each having a central tablet with lion mask and paterae decoration issuing a scrolled acanthus leaf carved candle arm on each side with brass drip pans and reeded nozzles; having a half sunflower pendent apron leaf swags below and acanthus pendant finial, and a detached cresting of carved acanthus leaf stem with domed canopy with ribbon tied tassels and floral spray cresting.