Lot Essay
These lamps relate to a table garniture entitled L'Étang, edited by Siot-Decauville (Cf. A.Duncan, The Paris Salons, Suffolk, 1999, Vol. V, illus. p. 369).
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François Raoul Larche studied at the Ecole Nationale des Beaux-Arts in Paris in 1878, before debuting his work at the Société des Artistes Français in 1881, and exhibiting his work regularly at the Salon between 1884 and 1911. His work was acclaimed at the 1900 Paris Exposition Universelle, where he was awarded the gold medal for sculpture. Although monumental works figure largely in Larche's oeuvre, he is perhaps best known for his smaller, gilt bronze table-lamps, inspired by the contemporary American dancer Loïe Fuller, which epitomize the sensuous movement and femininity of Art Nouveau.
A pair of French ormolu figural table-lights
CAST FROM MODELS BY RAOUL LARCHE, CIRCA 1895
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A pair of French ormolu figural table-lights
Cast from models by Raoul Larche, Circa 1895
Each cast with three putti playing in reeds surrounding a 'pool' of frosted glass, the naturalistic rocky base inscribed RAOUL LARCHE, electrified
11 1/8 in. (28.1 cm.) high (2)
Cast from models by Raoul Larche, Circa 1895
Each cast with three putti playing in reeds surrounding a 'pool' of frosted glass, the naturalistic rocky base inscribed RAOUL LARCHE, electrified
11 1/8 in. (28.1 cm.) high (2)