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Lot 1290
A Continental Ormolu Majolica Shell Centerpiece and Pair of Candlesticks
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Circa 1900, includes an ormolu spelter centerpiece, rocailles form with cherub finial, mounted with a pair of majolica shell bowls; presented with a pair of ormolu bronze candlesticks, rocailles two-light forms with dolphin shafts; all unmarked.

The centerpiece 15 x 13 1/2 in.; The candlesticks 10 1/2 in.

From the Collection of the late Michael Joyce and Archie Carter III, Greensboro, North Carolina
Proceeds to Benefit Greensboro Urban Ministry

Purchased in Prague, Czech Republic, 2000.

The spelter centerpiece with flaking, the finial loose; and the bronze candlesticks with light oxidation and rubbing to the patina.