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Lot Essay
These unusual wall-lights with foliate branches issuing from a moustache and nozzles decorated with rosettes, were perhaps executed specifically for an entresol or a cabinet due to their moderate dimensions.
An identical pair of wall lights was sold at Christie's, New York, 16 April 2002, lot 37. Two related patterns are known, the first with only one arm emerging from the mouth of the mask, the other with two arms emerging above the head. Of this first model, one pair from the Hammel Collection was sold in Paris, 18 December 2001, lot 121. Of the second model, one pair was offered in Paris, 3 October 1998, lot 17.
An identical pair of wall lights was sold at Christie's, New York, 16 April 2002, lot 37. Two related patterns are known, the first with only one arm emerging from the mouth of the mask, the other with two arms emerging above the head. Of this first model, one pair from the Hammel Collection was sold in Paris, 18 December 2001, lot 121. Of the second model, one pair was offered in Paris, 3 October 1998, lot 17.