The design of these wall-lights is probably inspired by an engraving by Gille-Marie Oppenord (d. 1742), which is illustrated in the Oeuvres de Gille Marie Oppenord ... contenant différents fragments d'architecture, et d'ornements, Paris, circa 1725, vol. VI, plate CV. A pair of wall-lights of identical design from the collection of The Rt. Hon. The Lord Wharton [+] was sold in these Rooms, 19 March 1970, lot 28, while a further pair from a private Parisian collection was sold at Christie's Monaco, 20 June 1994, lot 142.