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Mon Dieu ! - Royal French candelabra catch light at Woolley & Wallis auctioneers in Salisbury.
Ornate candlesticks that were liberated by an angry French mob from the Duke of Orlean's luxurious Tuileries Palace during the 1848 revolution sold for £125,000 yesterday - over 4 times their estimate.
The matching pair were sold off to British industriallist Sir James Watts 170 years ago, and had not been seen since.
Salisbury auctioneers Woolley & Wallis were selling the spectacular ornaments with a conservative £30,000 estimate.
The 3ft tall gilt bronze candelabra were created in 1839 when they were made for Ferdinand Philippe, Duke of Orléans and the eldest son of King Louis Philippe I.
Pic: Woolley&Wallis/BNPS
Mon Dieu ! - Royal French candelabra catch light at Woolley & Wallis auctioneers in Salisbury.
Ornate candlesticks that were liberated by an angry French mob from the Duke of Orlean's luxurious Tuileries Palace during the 1848 revolution sold for £125,000 yesterday - over 4 times their estimate.
The matching pair were sold off to British industriallist Sir James Watts 170 years ago, and had not been seen since.
Salisbury auctioneers Woolley & Wallis were selling the spectacular ornaments with a conservative £30,000 estimate.
The 3ft tall gilt bronze candelabra were created in 1839 when they were made for Ferdinand Philippe, Duke of Orléans and the eldest son of King Louis Philippe I.
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