Lot 30
  • 30

Lacarrière Frères & Delatours fl. circa 1850 A large Louis XIV style gilt bronze four light lantern France, late 19th century

Estimate
25,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description

  • Lacarrière Frères & Delatours
  • bronze, glass
  • height 68 in.; diameter 27 1/2 in.
  • 173 cm; 70 cm
stamped PARIS / LACARRIÈRE FRÈRES / DELATOURS & Cie

Condition

Overall in good condition; recently re-gilded and electrified.
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Catalogue Note

The firm of Auguste Lacarrière sent exhibits to the first International Exhibition in London in 1851. At that time they seem to have occupied two Paris addresses, 9 rue St Elizabeth and 55 rue Meslay, as well as another outlet in Limoges. They are recorded as showing "specimens of lustres, sconces, chandeliers, medallions, etc." By the 1862 Exhibition they were only recorded at the St Elizabeth address and showed "appareils à gaz de fonte, de zinc et de bronze." Nevertheless, their exhibit was highly praised and the business, now called A. Lacarrière, Père et Fils et Cie, received a medal for good design and fabrication.