Lot 598
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A FRENCH GILT-BRONZE EIGHT-LIGHT CHANDELIER
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A FRENCH GILT-BRONZE EIGHT-LIGHT CHANDELIER

BY FERDINAND LEVILLAIN, LATE 19TH CENTURY

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A FRENCH GILT-BRONZE EIGHT-LIGHT CHANDELIER
BY FERDINAND LEVILLAIN, LATE 19TH CENTURY
Of Regence style, one drip-pan impressed with a seal inscribed 'SYNDICAT DES FABRICANTS DE BRONZE UNIS/FRANCE/MARQUE RESERVEE/F.LEVILLAIN'
31 in. (79 cm.) high; 33 in. (84 cm.) diameter
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Lot Essay

Born in 1837, a sculptor and an engraver, Ferdinand Levillain (d. 1905) was a pupil of Jouffroy. He exhibited at the Salon from 1861 onwards and was awarded a Silver Medal at the 1889 Paris Exposition Universelle. He became Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur in 1892.

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