LATE 19TH CENTURY, AFTER THE MODEL BY JEAN-DEMOSTHENE DUGOURC

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A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI STYLE ORMOLU CANDLESTICKS
LATE 19TH CENTURY, AFTER THE MODEL BY JEAN-DEMOSTHENE DUGOURC
Each cast with a spirally fluted nozzle above four female caryatid supports hung with garlands on a foliate-cast domed circular foot, drilled for electricity
16 in. (41 cm.) high (2)

注意事項

Christie's is selling all lots in this sale as agent for an organization which holds a State of New York Exempt Organization certificate. Seller explicitly reserves all trademark and trade name rights and rights of privacy and publicity in the name and image of Doris Duke. No buyer of any property in this sale will acquire any right to use the Doris Duke name or image. Seller further explicitly reserves all copyright rights in designs or other copyrightable works included in the property offered for sale. No buyer of any property in the sale will acquire the rights to reproduce, distribute copies of, or prepare derivative works of such designs or copyrightable works.

拍品專文

The design for this model of candlestick has traditionally been attributed to the architect Jean-Démosthène Dugourc (1749-1825) on the basis of a drawing now held in the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris (GF 21 no. 38.378).

Originally at the James B. Duke House, 1 East 78th Street, New York.