Lot 640
  • 640

A pair of Louis XIV style gilt bronze and rouge griotte marble candelabra late 19th century, after the model attributed to André-Charles Boulle

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description

  • gilt bronze, marble
  • height 27 in.; width 13 1/2 in.
  • 68.5 cm.; 34 cm

Condition

Overall good condition and presentation. A few minute chips to marble, dust soiling in recesses, some oxidation and minor pitting to bronze, all consistent with age, handling, and atmospheric conditions. Some rubbing and wear to gilt.
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Catalogue Note

André-Charles Boulle has been credited as the source of the original model by Jean Nérée Ronfort in H. Ottomeyer, P. Pröschel et al., Vergoldete Bronzen, Munich, 1986, vol. II, pp. 459-520. The design used by Boulle, in turn, derives from the work of Jean Bérain.