A Napoleon III gilt bronze nine light plaffonier chandelier with presentation inscription from the Empress Eugenie dated 1862 image 1

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A Napoleon III gilt bronze nine light plaffonier chandelier with presentation inscription from the Empress Eugenie dated 1862 image 4

Lot 97^TP

A Napoleon III gilt bronze nine light plaffonier chandelier with presentation inscription from the Empress Eugenie dated 1862

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25 October 2017, 14:00 BST

London, New Bond Street

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A Napoleon III gilt bronze nine light plaffonier chandelier with presentation inscription from the Empress Eugenie dated 1862

the fruiting vine cast scrolling branches with leafy urn nozzles and palmette cast drip pans issuing from a bulbous vase shaped receiver with acanthus knopped terminal, the whole applied with a continuous ribbon tied fruiting vine and wheatsheaf border and winged twin putto mounts interspersed with two stylised monograms and a crowned coat of arms, the lower section with engraved presentation inscription DON D S.M. L'IMPERATRICE EUGENIE 1862, the corona ceiling rose with lions mask and ring suspension mounts united by fruiting laurel garland beneath a foliate scroll gallery, with elaborate foliate cast suspension chains 180cm drop approximately

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The applied monograms and coat of arm mounts suggest the chandelier was presented by the Empress as an Imperial gift on the occasion of a marriage. The arms to the mount suggest that the bride may have been of Scottish parentage as the shield is dominated by a St Andrew's cross with additional charges in the four angles and a further region above the St Andrew's cross which is a characteristic of Scottish heraldry.

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