Lot Essay
A related bougeoir of circa 1740 is in the Muse des Arts Dcoratifs, Paris (illustrated in P. Verlet, Les Bronzes Dors Franais du XVIIIe Sicle, 1987, p.99, fig.114).
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CIRCA 1710
Details
A LOUIS XIV ORMOLU FLAMBEAU DE MAIN
Circa 1710
The shaped handle cast with a putto mask suspending a fruiting garland on a pounced ground and terminating in dolphins flanking a scallop-shell, the dished drip-pan edged with cabochons and centered by a faceted octagonal bobche with guilloche collar
2in. (6.5cm.) high, 8in. (21cm.) long
Circa 1710
The shaped handle cast with a putto mask suspending a fruiting garland on a pounced ground and terminating in dolphins flanking a scallop-shell, the dished drip-pan edged with cabochons and centered by a faceted octagonal bobche with guilloche collar
2in. (6.5cm.) high, 8in. (21cm.) long
Provenance
Anonymous sale, Ader Picard, Palais Gallira, Paris, 10 June 1974, lot 58.
Literature
'Numro Spcial sur les Ventes Publiques', Connaissance des Arts, Special Edition, January 1973-July 1974, 149.