Auguste-Maximilien Delafontaine 1813-1892 A pair of Louis XVI style gilt-bronze mounted incarnat turquin marble urns and covers, Paris, last quarter 19th century

of baluster form, the side decorated with ram heads, the front and back with a medallion to the effigy of Louis XVI, joined by floral swags, one vase with the stamp AD to the bottom plate

The Delafontaine bronze factory was first established in the late 18th century by Jean-Baptiste-Maximilien Delafontaine (b.1750). The present lot was cast under the direction of Jean-Baptiste's grandson, Auguste-Maximilien. In 1870 the firm was located 10 Rue de L'Université. The firm produced decorative works of art of the highest quality and was a main competitor of the Barbedienne foundry.

Decorative objects cast by the Delafontaine foundry can be seen in the permanent collection of the Musée du Louvre in Paris.