Lot 570

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Description:

Impressive gilt-bronze Leatherstocking, Colonial Lady and Officer girandole set mid to late 19th century, central three-light girandole featuring Leatherstocking or Daniel Boone model in front of acanthus stem issuing three scrolling leaf candlearms supporting floral bobeches over prism rings with flower and bird motif, flanked by similarly designed single light Colonial Officer and Colonial Lady models, all raised on marble plinths, central model marked: December 5 1848 Cornelius & Co. and flanking models marked: Cornelius & Co. Patent April 10, 1849.
H17 3/4" and H16 3/4" (3pcs)

Provenance: Batesburg, South Carolina private collection.

Literature: Bacot, H. Parrott. NINETEENTH CENTURY LIGHTING-CANDLE-POWERED DEVICES: 1783-1883. West Chester, PA: Schiffer, 1987, pp.174-176.

    Condition:
  • Gilding in good condition with some wear and oxidation; prism rings are not straight; prisms on central 3-light don't match prisms on single-lights.


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June 12, 2011 1:00 PM EDT
West Columbia, SC, US

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