PAIR OF CANDELABRA IN THE LOUIS XVI STYLE
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PAIR OF CANDELABRA IN THE LOUIS XVI STYLE
After Jean-Charles Delafosse (1734-1789)
In chased and gilded bronze, the three-light bouquet adorned in the center with a flame and finished with caprid hooves, the circular base with acanthus leaves and wheat ears motif.
H.: 33 cm (13 in.)
W.: 23 cm (9 in.)
Comparative bibliography :
H. Ottomeyer, P. Prschel et al, "Vergoldete Bronzen", Munich, 1986, Vol. I, p. 186, fig. 3.9.4.
A pair of Louis XVI style gilt-bronze three-light candelabra, after Jean-Charles Delafosse (1734-1789)
The design of these candelabras evokes the work of Jean-Charles Delafosse (1734-1791). Delafosse played a major role in defining the Louis XVI style, notably through the distribution of his engraved collections.
A pair of candelabra of the same model, although period, was bequeathed by John Jones to the Victoria & Albert Museum in London in 1882 (INV. 985-1982), where it remains to this day (cfr. H. Ottomeyer, P. Pröschel et al, "Vergoldete Bronzen", Munich, 1986, Vol. I, p. 186, fig. 3.9.4.).
A pair of candelabras in this style sold at Christie's Paris, April 14, 2015, lot 242.
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