Full details of each lot are displayed, except the lot number, estimate and price. You must be a subscriber to view lot numbers, estimates and prices.
A pair of Regency figure gas lights by James de Ville, 1811,…
Sale Title:
Auction House:
Auction Location:
Auckland
Date:
28-May-2023
Lot No.
***
Description:
A pair of Regency figure gas lights by James de Ville, 1811, England. The figures made from plaster, raised on fluted columns crafted from wood. Signed and dated. James de Ville (1777-1846), or Deville, was a plaster figure maker, a lamp manufacturer, a publisher of marked-up phrenological busts, and the owner of a Museum of phrenological casts. De Ville exhibited work at the Royal Academy and the Society of British artists. The National portrait gallery, London, holds several of his works. Height 180 cm, width 33.5 cm, depth 335
Estimate:
***
Price:
***
Category:
Lighting: Zother