ID 1126410
Lot 33 | A PAIR OF RESTAURATION ORMOLU AND PARIS PORCELAIN-MOUNTED AMARANTH AND MAHOGANY TORCHERES
Estimate value
$ 100 000 – 200 000
ATTRIBUTED TO ALEXANDRE-LOUIS BELLANGE, CIRCA 1820-1825
Each with an octagonal top with central wreathed reserve flanked by foliate scrolls and with molded edge over a square tapered shaft with capital inset with plaques painted with trophies above a rams’ head and foliate cap, the tapering shaft plaques enameled with foliate trails above an ormolu rosette on four paw feet, the square base with inset angle and foliate clasps on a conforming plinth with foliate reserves and scallop-shells to the angles on foliate feet
45 in. (114.5 cm.) high
Provenance
Purchased between 1821 and 1826 by King George IV for Windsor Castle.
Probably gifted by King George IV to Lady Conyngham.
Bernard Tapie, Hôtel de Cavoye.
Sold The Collection of Bernard Tapie, Hotel Drouot,13 April 2023, Lot 27.
Literature
L'Estampille, L'Objet d'Art, Paris, November-December 1994, pp. 52 & 54 (illustrated).
| Applied technique: | Pottery |
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| Medium: | Ceramic, Porcelain |
| Historical era: | Bourbon Restoration in France |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps, Floor lights |
| Applied technique: | Pottery |
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| Medium: | Ceramic, Porcelain |
| Historical era: | Bourbon Restoration in France |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps, Floor lights |
| Address of auction |
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