A PAIR OF FRENCH ORMOLU TWIN-LIGHT WALL APPLIQUES

OF LOUIS XVI STYLE, LATE 19TH CENTURY, AFTER THE MODEL BY PIERRE GOUTHIÈRE

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A PAIR OF FRENCH ORMOLU TWIN-LIGHT WALL APPLIQUES
OF LOUIS XVI STYLE, LATE 19TH CENTURY, AFTER THE MODEL BY PIERRE GOUTHIÈRE
The scroll branches with birds supporting swags and with goats' heads terminals, stamped to the reverse 'E.M'
24¾ in. (63 cm.) high; 5¾ in. (14.5 cm.) protrudence (2)

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Lot Essay

The design for these wall-appliques is derived from a set of appliques manufactured in the 1780s and designed by Pierre Gouthèire (see Ottomeyer and Pröschel, Vergoldete Bronzen, Munich, 1986, Vol. 1, p. 241).

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