A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI ORMOLU TWIN-BRANCH WALL-LIGHTS
A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI ORMOLU TWIN-BRANCH WALL-LIGHTS
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A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI ORMOLU TWIN-BRANCH WALL-LIGHTS

CIRCA 1775

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A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI ORMOLU TWIN-BRANCH WALL-LIGHTS
CIRCA 1775
Each panelled columnar backplate surmounted by a swagged flaming urn and issuing two outscrolled branches with fluted nozzles, drilled for electricity
16 ¼ in. (41 cm.) high

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Lot Essay

These wall-lights are directly influenced by the designs of the celebrated architect and ornemantiste Jean-Charles Delafosse (1734-1791). His book, Nouvelle Iconologie Historique, published in 1768, contains numerous drawings of similar wall-lights with arms draped with rich laurel swags. A pair of wall-lights of the same model are in the Residenz, Munich (H. Ottomeyer & P. Pröschel, Vergoldete Bronzen, Munich, 1986, vol. I, p. 186, fig. 3.9.1). Another pair of this design, but with a central bow, was sold anonymously at Christie's, New York, 19 May 2004, lot 167 ($11,352.50).

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