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Lot Essay
These candelabra were most probably commissioned soon after Louis-Philippe's ascent to the throne in 1830, possibly after designs by the architect Pierre François Léonard Fontaine.
The château de Neuilly was originally built for Marc Pierre de Voyer d'Argenson. Early in the 19th century it belonged to Joachim Murat, one of Napoleon's most distinguished generals who married Napoleon's youngest sister Caroline. When Murat was made the King of Naples in 1808, the château de Neuilly, together with its contents, passed on to his sister-in-law Pauline, Princesse Borghese.
In 1818 the duc d'Orléans, later Louis-Phillipe of France (1773-1850), bought the château and commissioned the architect Fontaine to refurbish it. The château was eventually destroyed in 1848.
Related models with inventory numbers from the château de Neuilly sold at auction, include a pair with a crowned 'LP' stamp with inventory numbers 23492 and 23488, sold Christie's, New York, 21 May 1996, lot 252 and a similarly stamped pair with inventory number 23498, sold Sotheby's, New York, 24 May 2007, lot 21 ($57,000 including premium).
The château de Neuilly was originally built for Marc Pierre de Voyer d'Argenson. Early in the 19th century it belonged to Joachim Murat, one of Napoleon's most distinguished generals who married Napoleon's youngest sister Caroline. When Murat was made the King of Naples in 1808, the château de Neuilly, together with its contents, passed on to his sister-in-law Pauline, Princesse Borghese.
In 1818 the duc d'Orléans, later Louis-Phillipe of France (1773-1850), bought the château and commissioned the architect Fontaine to refurbish it. The château was eventually destroyed in 1848.
Related models with inventory numbers from the château de Neuilly sold at auction, include a pair with a crowned 'LP' stamp with inventory numbers 23492 and 23488, sold Christie's, New York, 21 May 1996, lot 252 and a similarly stamped pair with inventory number 23498, sold Sotheby's, New York, 24 May 2007, lot 21 ($57,000 including premium).