Lot 199
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A pair of ormolu-mounted mahogany, giltwood and patinated-bronze figural six-light torcheres
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A pair of ormolu-mounted mahogany, giltwood and patinated-bronze figural six-light torcheres

AFTER THE MODEL BY CROZATIER, PARTIALLY CIRCA 1900

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A pair of ormolu-mounted mahogany, giltwood and patinated-bronze figural six-light torcheres
After the model by Crozatier, Partially circa 1900
Each surmounted by six foliate branches and nozzles, supported by a scantily clad mermaid with acanthus terminal, seated on a rectangular socle, the front with ribbon-tied flower swags within a rectangular frame, the sides each with a foliate frame, on a spreading socle centred to each side by a foliate mask; fitted for electricity
108 in. (275 cm.) high (2)
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A related pair of torchères, dated 1842, was delivered by Charles Crozatier on 14 June 1845 to the Duc and Duchesse de Nemours for their Grand Salon at the Tuileries palace in Paris (ill. in Un âge d'or des arts décoratifs 1814-1848, Galerie nationales du Grand Palais, Paris, 10 octobre-30 décembre 1991, Réunion des Musées Nationaux, Paris, 1991, pp. 390-391). Crozatier created several different models of torchères or candelabra with nymphs, all of different sizes.

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