ID 1027743
Lot 428 | A PAIR OF LOUIS XV PATINATED-BRONZE AND ORMOLU THREE-LIGHT CANDELABRA
Estimate value
$ 60 000 – 100 000
MID-18TH CENTURY, IN THE MANNER OF J.-A. MEISSONNIER
Each with three foliate nozzles and drip trays supported by a scrolling foliate central stem issuing from a pierced naturalistic base cast with rockwork and issuing further foliate branches, mounted on either side with a male putto blowing a horn, and a female putto with a doe
16 ¼ in. (42 cm.) high, 14 in. (36 cm.) wide
Provenance
The Collection of the Rothschild family.
By descent to the present owners.
Literature
C. Frégnac and J. Wilhelm, Belles Demeures de Paris, 16e - 19e siècle, 1997, p. 78.
| Applied technique: | Metalwork, Ormolu |
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| Medium: | Bronze, Gold |
| Historical era: | Period of Louis XV |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps, Candlesticks and candelabras |
| Applied technique: | Metalwork, Ormolu |
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| Medium: | Bronze, Gold |
| Historical era: | Period of Louis XV |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps, Candlesticks and candelabras |
| Address of auction |
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