CIRCA 1780, IN THE MANNER OF FRANCESCO LADATTE

These wall-lights recall the work of the celebrated Turinese bronzier, Francesco Ladatte (1706-1787), although he is more celebrated for his distinctive interpretation of the naturalistic rococo idiom, such as on the series of wall-lights in the Palazzo Reale, Turin (illustrated in V. Viale et al ., 'Mostra del Barocco Piemontese', Exhibition Catalogue, Turin, 1963, figs. 298-301).