FRANCE ÉPOQUE LOUIS XV
FRANCE ÉPOQUE LOUIS XV
PAIR OF TWO-LED BRONZE Gilt bronze
H. 47 cm, W. 38 cm, D. 20 cm
This pair of two-light arm sconces is made up of curved and counter-curved foliage motifs. The structure and decoration are one in this very beautiful example of rocaille art during the reign of Louis XV. Eager to break with the classicism of Louis XV, ornamentalists such as
Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier and Nicolas Pineau developed a whole formal repertoire drawn from nature in the 1720s.
Freeing themselves from all ancient quotations, the preferred motifs were shells, broken windings and asymmetrical cartouches. Automatically translated by DeepL. To see the original version, click here.
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FRANCE ÉPOQUE LOUIS XV
PAIR OF TWO-LED BRONZE Gilt bronze
H. 47 cm, W. 38 cm, D. 20 cm
This pair of two-light arm sconces is made up of curved and counter-curved foliage motifs. The structure and decoration are one in this very beautiful example of rocaille art during the reign of Louis XV. Eager to break with the classicism of Louis XV, ornamentalists such as
Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier and Nicolas Pineau developed a whole formal repertoire drawn from nature in the 1720s.
Freeing themselves from all ancient quotations, the preferred motifs were shells, broken windings and asymmetrical cartouches. Automatically translated by DeepL. To see the original version, click here.
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