A PAIR OF FRENCH ORMOLU TWO-BRANCH WALL-LIGHTS LAST QUARTER 19TH...
The scrolling candle-arms held by putti issuing from corbels modeled with fruiting vine, electrified
24 in. (61 cm.) high, 15 in. (38.5 cm.) wide
Provenance
Acquired from Rare Art, Inc., New York, in 1976.
Lot Essay
This model of wall-lights with 'enfant-terms' is directly inspired by a design by Gilles-Marie Oppenordt (1672-1742) and engraved by Huquier in the Livre de différentes décorations d'appartements par G. M. Oppenordt architecte. A similar pair is now part of the Rothschild collection at Waddeson Manor (illustrated in The James A. de Rothschild Collection at Waddesdon Manor, Furniture, vol. II, Fribourg, 1974, p. 792, no. 217).
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The scrolling candle-arms held by putti issuing from corbels modeled with fruiting vine, electrified
24 in. (61 cm.) high, 15 in. (38.5 cm.) wide
Provenance
Acquired from Rare Art, Inc., New York, in 1976.
Lot Essay
This model of wall-lights with 'enfant-terms' is directly inspired by a design by Gilles-Marie Oppenordt (1672-1742) and engraved by Huquier in the Livre de différentes décorations d'appartements par G. M. Oppenordt architecte. A similar pair is now part of the Rothschild collection at Waddeson Manor (illustrated in The James A. de Rothschild Collection at Waddesdon Manor, Furniture, vol. II, Fribourg, 1974, p. 792, no. 217).
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