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LOT 2047
Napoleonic Pewter Candlestick
EARLY 19TH CENTURY A.D.
13 1/8 in. (1.32 kg, 33.3 cm).
Comprising a tiered central shaft with baluster and drip tray, bell-shaped socket; two later scrolled arms each with a bell-shaped socket; tiered base.
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market in the early 2000s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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