BASED ON A MODEL BY DARNAULT, LATE 19TH CENTURY

The present wall appliques are inspired by a pair of ten-light candelabra delivered circa 1785 by the marchand-mercier Darnault for the Grand Salon or the Salon du Jeu de Mesdames at Château de Bellevue, which are now in the Petit-Trianon. Notably, 19th century reproductions of the candelabra are generally associated with Henry Dasson's atelier. A pair of candelabra by Dasson sold Christie's, London, 1 October 2002, lot 208.