A pair of Louis XIV style ormolu, cut glass and rock-crystal four-light candelabra

AFTER THE MODEL BY ANDRÉ-CHARLES BOULLE, LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY, THE ROCK-CRYSTAL 20TH CENTURY

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A pair of Louis XIV style ormolu, cut glass and rock-crystal four-light candelabra
After the model by André-Charles Boulle, Last quarter 19th Century, The rock-crystal 20th Century
Each baluster upright issuing scrolled candlearms terminating in rams' heads, on a triform base cast with sphinxes
23¾ in. (60.5 cm.) high (2)

Lot Essay

The original model for the present candelabra (girandoles à sphinx et têtes de beliers) is firmly attributed to André-Charles Boulle by Jean Nérée Ronfort (see André-Charles Boulle: die Bronzearbeiten und seine Werkstatt im Louvre in H. Ottomeyer, P. Pröschel et al., Vergoldete Bronzen, Munich, 1986, Vol. II, pp. 459-520), made after a design by Jean Bérain. Ronfort states that two versions are known, with either four or five candle-branches. Examples of early 18th century pairs are in the collections at Warwick Castle and Waddesdon Manor.

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