"Arles" Blackened Brass Lantern oval Height: 90cm Width: 60cm

Height: 90cm Width: 60cm

Bears the Francis Briest sale label on the back February 5

in cherry and walnut wood produced by Linea Arredo for the Caccia alla Volpe collection

veneered in a richly figured burr wood with dark mineral streak inclusions throughout

circa 1740

"Arles" Blackened Brass Lantern oval Height: 90cm Width: 60cmIn the Louis XVI Style, Of cylindrical form, the domed foliate cast canopy issuing a scrolled tripartite suspension frame with knopped baluster finial, above a cylindrical glazed body enclosed by four rectangular glass panels within a black painted metal frame, the interior fitted with a four light candle effect cluster on scrolled arms with wax drip sconces and beaded drip pans, the base with a conforming moulded rim raised on ball feet Contemporary