Lot Essay
The model for this pair has been attributed by F. Souchal to a design by Corneille van Clève (1646-1732) and is referred to in the inventory drawn up after his death on page 402 (F. Souchal, French Sculptors, the reign of Louis XIV, London, 1987, vol. III, p. 398, no. 72).
A pair of candlesticks of closely related design was sold in the sale of the Collection du Marquis de Marigny, March 1782, lot 574. A related pair are at Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire (see: G. de Bellaigue, The James A. de Rothschild Collection at Waddesdon Manor, Furniture, Clocks and Gilt Bronzes, London 1974, vol. II, p. 700, no. 171, while another pair was sold anonymously at Christie's Monaco, 5 December 1992, lot 30
A pair of candlesticks of closely related design was sold in the sale of the Collection du Marquis de Marigny, March 1782, lot 574. A related pair are at Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire (see: G. de Bellaigue, The James A. de Rothschild Collection at Waddesdon Manor, Furniture, Clocks and Gilt Bronzes, London 1974, vol. II, p. 700, no. 171, while another pair was sold anonymously at Christie's Monaco, 5 December 1992, lot 30