A large candlestick mounted as a lamp, made of gilded...
A large candlestick mounted as a lamp, made of gilded wood in a triangular shape, decorated with acanthus leaves, interlacing patterns, laurel garlands, crossed ribbons, and friezes of heart motifs, resting on three scroll-shaped legs. Late 18th–early 19th century.
H: 68 cm
Provenance: Pierre BOUDOT collection (1930–1988). Pierre BOUDOT was a writer, philosopher specializing in Nietzsche, essayist, literary commentator on Radio France, lecturer in philosophy at the Sorbonne, and a friend of, among others, Olivier Debré, Pierre Degottex, Marcelle Berr de Turquie, Pierre Rouge, and Bernard Rousset.
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A large candlestick mounted as a lamp, made of gilded wood in a triangular shape, decorated with acanthus leaves, interlacing patterns, laurel garlands, crossed ribbons, and friezes of heart motifs, resting on three scroll-shaped legs. Late 18th–early 19th century.
H: 68 cm
Provenance: Pierre BOUDOT collection (1930–1988). Pierre BOUDOT was a writer, philosopher specializing in Nietzsche, essayist, literary commentator on Radio France, lecturer in philosophy at the Sorbonne, and a friend of, among others, Olivier Debré, Pierre Degottex, Marcelle Berr de Turquie, Pierre Rouge, and Bernard Rousset.