Louis XV Style French Lantern
1800 to 1900 French
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Louis XV Style French Lantern
A superb large French brass lantern of Louis XV style, 19th century.
The five light
Condition
Superb
Provenance
Christie’s, The Library at Gaiter’s Green and Fine English Furniture, London, March 2003
Bought from Moinat Antiquités, Rolle, Switzerland.
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