A PAIR OF FRENCH ORMOLU CANDLESTICKS

SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY

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A PAIR OF FRENCH ORMOLU CANDLESTICKS
SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY
Each with a draped youth holding aloft a nozzle in the shape of a basket of flowers, on a waisted circular foot with laurel rim, previously with further feet, one stamped 'LL' beneath the feet of the figure
9½ in. (24 cm.) high (2)

Lot Essay

These candlesticks can be related to designs by Louis Prieur of circa 1775, which were further interpreted by Jean-François Forty in circa 1780 in his 'Oeuvres de Sculpture en Bronze. Contenant Girandoles, Flambeaux, Feux, Pendules, Bras, Cartels, Baromètres, Inventées et Dessinées par J.F.F'. (H. Ottomeyer, P. Pröschel, et al., Vergoldete Bronzen, Munich, 1986, vol. I, p. 288, figs. 4.16.1 and 4.16.2).

A closely related pair of candlesticks was sold, Christie's, London, 23 June 1999, lot 12, and another 7 July 2005, lot 428.

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