Paire de flambeaux aux enfants en marbre blanc et bronze doré de la fin du XVIIIe siècle

le fût en forme de colonne ornée d'une frise de feuilles de chêne torsadées, sommée d'un chapiteau corinthien et flanquée d'un enfant ; la base ornée d'une frise de rais de coeur et d'une frise de perle se terminant par des pieds en toupie

Illustration is quite accurate : too orange. Giltbronze in good condition with a nice design and fine chiseling, with a little wear, would benefit from a light cleaning. On both candle lights, tiny chips to the white marble, mostly on the top of the columns (due to mounting) and on the edges of base. Very attractive.
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Nous connaissons plusieurs exemplaires de ce modèle de flambeaux aux enfants. Un modèle similaire fut vendu chez Parke-Bernet à New York, le 17 novembre 1961, lot 208. Un autre modèle dont seuls les pieds diffèrent de notre paire de flambeaux, fut également vendu chez Christie's à New York, le 24 mai 2001, lot 51. Enfin, un modèle en tout point identique est passé en vente chez Sotheby's à Paris, le 16 avril 2013, lot 159 (21 000 €).