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Lot 1069 Dα

A pair of Parisian gilt bronze and marble candelabra

Auction 1066 - overview Cologne
20.05.2016, 17:00 - Selected Works of Art
Estimate: 8.000 € - 12.000 €
Result: 9.920 € (incl. premium)
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A pair of Parisian gilt bronze and marble candelabra

An exceptionally fine pair of decorative four-flame candelabra formed as realistic sprigs of poppy and pinks issuing from white marble vases, applied to both sides with bearded male mascarons with fruiting grapevines woven into their hair, suspending floral festoons. One branch loose, minor older repairs. H 53 cm.
Louis XVI period, ca. 1780 - 85.

Provenance

Private collection, North Germany.

Literature

A similar pair of vases and covers in: Wannenes, Les Bronzes ornementeaux et les objets montés, Mailan 2004, p. 318.