A PAIR OF FRENCH ORMOLU CANDLESTICKS

AFTER THE MODEL BY JEAN-DEMOSTHENE DUGOURC, 19TH CENTURY

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A PAIR OF FRENCH ORMOLU CANDLESTICKS
AFTER THE MODEL BY JEAN-DEMOSTHENE DUGOURC, 19TH CENTURY
Of large scale, each with a tapering shaft cast as four classically-dressed female monopodiae hung with floral swags, spreading socle, various elements numbered
15¾ in. (40 cm.) high; 6¼ in. (16 cm.) diameter

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Lot Essay

The design for this model of a candlestick has traditionally been attributed to the architect Jean-Demosthène Dugourc (1749-1825) on the basis of a drawing now held in the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris (GF 21 no. 38.378).

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