A FRENCH GILT-BRONZE EIGHT-LIGHT CHANDELIER

LATE 19TH CENTURY, IN THE MANNER OF ANDRE-CHARLES BOULLE

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A FRENCH GILT-BRONZE EIGHT-LIGHT CHANDELIER
LATE 19TH CENTURY, IN THE MANNER OF ANDRE-CHARLES BOULLE
The baluster-shaped stem issuing S-shaped branches with bacchic masks, with floral swags, terminating in a berried boss
36 in. (92 cm.) high; 35½ in. (90 cm.) diameter

Provenance

Sir Thomas Fermor-Hesketh, 7th Bt. (1849-1924), The Staircase Hall, Rufford New Hall, Lancashire, and by descent to Frederick, 2nd Baron Hesketh (1916-1935); sold Sotheby's Easton Neston house sale, 17-19 May 2005, lot 74.

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Lot Essay

This model of chandelier is very similar to an example made by André-Charles Boulle (1642-1732) circa 1700 for King Frederick II of Prussia, now at Schloss Sanssouci, Potsdam.

Easton Neston, Northamptonshire is an impressive and grand Baroque mansion designed by Nicholas Hawksmoor (1661-1736) for Sir William Fermor (1648-1711), later Lord Leominster. It remained the seat of Baron Fermor-Hesketh until 2005 when the house and the contents were sold. In 1846 the family acquired Rufford New Hall, Lancashire, which was built by the Sir Robert Hesketh in 1760, through the marriage of Sir Thomas George Hesketh, 5th Bt. to Lady Anna Maria Isabella Fermor, sister and heiress of George Richard William Fermor, 5th and last Earl of Pomfret.

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