Four-light Lantern From The Louis XVI Period
A large cylindrical lantern made of gilded bronze, consisting of four pilasters holding four panes of glass, resting on an openwork balustrade at the bottom, decorated with four pine-cone-shaped feet and a crenellated cornice at the top, adorned with four bronze plumes connected by four arches supporting a scalloped glass smoke vent. The four glass panes are decorated with a gilded bronze ribbon. The lantern holds a small lamp providing illumination equivalent to four candles (electrified).
Late Louis XVI-era French work from Paris, as evidenced by its gilding.
Dimensions in inches : diameter 16 × height 37
Late Louis XVI-era French work from Paris, as evidenced by its gilding.
Dimensions in inches : diameter 16 × height 37
9 000 €
Period: 18th century
Style: Louis 16th, Directory
Condition: Excellent condition
Diameter: 40
Height: 93
Reference (ID): 1846434
Availability: In stock
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