LATE 20TH CENTURY, ATTRIBUTED TO DE LISLE, PARIS, AFTER THE MODEL BY ANDRÉ-CHARLES BOULLE, SUPPLIED BY ALBERTO PINTO

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A SET OF TEN ORMOLU TWIN-BRANCH WALL-LIGHTS
LATE 20TH CENTURY, ATTRIBUTED TO DE LISLE, PARIS, AFTER THE MODEL BY ANDRÉ-CHARLES BOULLE, SUPPLIED BY ALBERTO PINTO
Each with assymetrically-cast berried foliate backplate issuing two scrolled arms with husk-trails, the drip-pans with confronting C-scrolls and stiff-leaf wrapped baluster nozzles, fitted for electricity, stamped to the reverse 'DS6110.1.1' indistinctly
16¼ in. (41.5 cm.) high overall; 12½ in. (32 cm.) wide (10)

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Lot Essay

These wall-lights are inspired by a model of André-Charles Boulle, which is trailed with husks rather than berried foliage, including the pair in the J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu (DF.195/1). This basic model can be seen in Jean-François de Troy's celebrated picture, La Lecture de Molière, sold by the Marquess of Cholmondeley, Christie's London, Works of Art from Houghton, 8 December 1994, lot 147.

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