19TH CENTURY, AFTER THE MODEL BY PIERRE-FRANCOIS FEUCHERE

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A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI-STYLE ORMOLU THREE-BRANCH WALL-LIGHTS
19TH CENTURY, AFTER THE MODEL BY PIERRE-FRANCOIS FEUCHERE
Each with a trumpet-shaped fluted tapered backplate surmounted by rose blossoms, grape clusters, seeds pods and foliage, the central curved branch fitted with a putto flanked by curved branches fitted with acanthus leaves and with grape clusters beneath the drip-pans, later drilled and wired for electricity, base pendant to one replaced
28 in. (71 cm.) high; 15 in. (38 cm.) wide; 8 1/2 in. (21.5 cm.) deep

Special notice

Following the auction, this lot will be stored at Crozier Park Royal and will be available for collection from 12.00pm on the second business day after the sale. Please call Christie’s Client Service 24 hours in advance to book a collection time at Crozier Park Royal. All collections from Crozier Park Royal will be by pre-booked appointment only. Tel: +44 (0)20 7839 9060 I Email: cscollectionsuk@christies.com.

Conditions of sale

Présenté par

Adrian Hume-Sayer Director, Specialist

Descriptif du lot

A version of these wall-lights was supplied by Feuchère to the cabinet de toilette of Marie-Antoinette at St. Cloud in 1787 (illustrated in P. Verlet, Les Bronzes Dorés Français du XVIIIe Siècle, Paris, 1987, pp. 380-381, figs. 385-387).

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