Pair Antique French Sevres Porcelain Portrait Miniatures Ormolu Wall Sconces Candle Lights 1880 Sold the base of the cabinet

the base of the cabinet is fitted with two large drawers having the original cast iron Aesthetic Movement handles

5" tall X 20

the base with a shaped skirt

and the placement of the hands on the armrests gives the sitter a pose of status & formal power

including the private collection of Bill and Melinda Gates

Pair Antique French Sevres Porcelain Portrait Miniatures Ormolu Wall Sconces Candle Lights 1880 Sold the base of the cabinetSOLD A fine & large pair of antique French Sevres porcelain ormolu mounted candle wall sconce lights, mounted with portrait miniatures, circa 1880. The top of each sconce is inset with a Sevres porcelain portrait miniature of Princess Elizabeth the Sister of Louis XVI & Madame De Montesson the wife of Louis Philippe Duke of Orleans. Below each portrait is a complex ormolu 'ribbon' surmounting a large porcelain plaque, the plaques are finely painted in