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RARE CHIPPENDALE CARVED WALL SCONCE

Offered by: Jeffrey Tillou Antiques

Description
English or American, ca. 1780.
Carved giltwood, brass bobeches.
Over-all in fine condition, minor shrinkage cracks and repairs to the eagle’s ankles. Replaced candle cups.
Provenance: The Kindig Collection, Sotheby’s, New York.
This fine and rare Chippendale carved double-armed wall sconce with an urn-form floral motif center section flanked by scrolled candle arms is surmounted with an eagle resting on a plinth. The gilt appears to be 19th c. over the original gilt.

More Information

Period:	18th Century
Styles / Movements:	Traditional, Chippendale
Dealer Reference #:	DA-SO 283
Incollect Reference #:	639933

Dimensions

W.	16 in;	H.	28 in;
W.	40.64 cm;	H.	71.12 cm;

Message from Seller:

Jeffrey Tillou Antiques was established in 1992. The three story historic building located “on the green” in Litchfield, features an extensive inventory of Americana from the 18th and early 19th centuries. Here you will find an extraordinary collection of furniture, folk art, weathervanes, sculpture, Oriental carpets, and related decorative pieces as well as distinctive European furniture and original works of art.