AN IMPORTANT SET OF SIX GERMAN GILT-BRASS WALL-SCONCES

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AN IMPORTANT SET OF SIX GERMAN GILT-BRASS WALL-SCONCES
probably Augsburg, circa 1690

Each back-plate of cartouche form finely chased with stylised strapwork, scrolls, naturalistic flowers, foliage, a vase with plant on tasseled drapery, and headed by a shell, each shaped-oblong centre-panel chased with a scene of a month and each inscribed with its name, "Januari", "February", "Marcius", "April", "Julius", and "Augustus", within moulded high raised band, the lower part of the back-plate with foliate scroll three-light candelabra with octagonal dripping-bowls and vase-shaped sockets, each back-plate mounted on wooden panel - 66 cm high (6)

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The centred medallions are in the style of Johann-Leonard Eyler's publication representing the twelve months, engraved by H. Böhlmann for the editor Weigel in Nürnberg around 1700 and another publication dated 1720.
The cartouche frame decorations are influenced by the creations of Jean Bérain Ist, by Abraham Drentwett the younger (activ 1696-1735), Johann-Jakob Baumgartner, around 1720.
Nürnberg used to work out objects in brass which would have been executed as well in silver following the projects of silversmiths engravings.
Cf: R. Berliner and G. Egger: Ornamentale Vorlageblätter, Münich, 1981, nr 1202/03, 1220, 1223, 1240, 1245 and 1248.
Cf: Peter Fuhring: Drawings for the decorative arts, London, 1989, nr 619, 622, 629, 630, 635 and 637.

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