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CIRCA 1770
Details
A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU CANDLESTICK
CIRCA 1770
The nozzle on column support flanked by quivers centred by a hinged heart-shaped compartment, the arrows to each quiver sliding out to reveal half a brass fan, on rounded rectangular base, inscribed D.W. 1422 in ink
9 ¼ in. (23.5 cm.) high; 7 ½ in. (19 cm.) wide
CIRCA 1770
The nozzle on column support flanked by quivers centred by a hinged heart-shaped compartment, the arrows to each quiver sliding out to reveal half a brass fan, on rounded rectangular base, inscribed D.W. 1422 in ink
9 ¼ in. (23.5 cm.) high; 7 ½ in. (19 cm.) wide
Provenance
David David-Weill (1871-1952), Neuilly sur Seine (inv. DW 1422)
Confiscated from the above following the Nazi occupation of Paris by the Einsatzstab Reichsleiter Rosenberg after May 1940, and transferred to the Jeu de Paume on 28 June 1943 (ERR no. DW 2167).
Transferred to the Buxheim art repository, Bavaria on 25 November 1943.
Recovered by the Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Section.
Repatriated to France, 4 March 1946, and subsequently restituted to David David-Weill on 10 May 1946.
with Jacques Helft.
Acquired from the above by the Blaquier-Arrieta Family, June 1972.
Confiscated from the above following the Nazi occupation of Paris by the Einsatzstab Reichsleiter Rosenberg after May 1940, and transferred to the Jeu de Paume on 28 June 1943 (ERR no. DW 2167).
Transferred to the Buxheim art repository, Bavaria on 25 November 1943.
Recovered by the Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Section.
Repatriated to France, 4 March 1946, and subsequently restituted to David David-Weill on 10 May 1946.
with Jacques Helft.
Acquired from the above by the Blaquier-Arrieta Family, June 1972.
Brought to you by
Charlotte Young
Associate Director, Specialist