A set of four gilt-bronze and blued steel wall appliques Paris, 19th century

after a model by François Rémond, each with three scrolled branches, the reverse signed with the initials and numbers GA 215 and 224

In excellent restored condiition. The gilt-bronze has been cleaned and restored, the beeded pendants to the each arm may be replacements and some of the ring fixings have been replaced.The steel has been reblued and there are some minor chips to the surface, which are barely visible.
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Comparative Literature:
Pierre Verlet, Les bronzes dorés Françaises du XVIIIe siècle, Paris, 1987, p. 45, no. 38.
Daniel Alcouffe et al. Gilt-bronzes in the Louvre, 2004, Dijon, p. 164, no. 83.
This set of wall lights are inspired by the celebrated model in the goût etrusque or arabesque delivered in 1784 by the bronzier François Rémond for le cabinet turc of the comte d'Artois in the palais du Temple in Paris, illustrated by Verlet, op. cit., p. 45, no. 38, where two pairs of lights with a blue vase are described `deux paires de bras à trois branches arabesques sur un vase fond lapis enrichi de frise, tête de satire et de femme.....'. The two lights in the Louvre, see Alcouffe op. cit., p. 164, no. 83 are similar but do not have a blue vase and according to him, `The model met with unquestionable success and was produced with many variants, for the Louvre also owns a pair with five lights'.