A SET OF FOUR EARLY 20TH CENTURY FRENCH CHINOISERIE STYLE GILT BRONZE WALL LIGHTS

the wall appliques in the Louis XV style, the backplates of each pair cast with Chinese style busts of a man and woman terminating in foliage and each issuing a pair of acanthus wrapped branches with leafy collars and petal shaped candle holders, later drilled for electricity,

23cm high x 28cm wide

Auction Comparables: Sets of four of this design rarely come to auction, however pairs of similar design featuring the Chinese style heads have sold in the following sales:

Christie's, Paris, 14 December 2018, lot 312, 2,500 euros.

Christie's, London, 5 February 2013, lot 273, £1600.

Christie's, Paris, 19 March 2010, lot 139, £3250.

Christie's, Paris, 8 July 2011, lot 481, £2,125.