Lot 189
  • 189

Paire d'appliques en bronze doré d'époque Louis XVI, vers 1780

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 EUR
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Description

  • Haut. 49 cm, larg. 26 cm
  • Height 19 1/3 , width 10 in
à deux bras de lumière en enroulement issus d'un fût ajouré sommé d'une torche retenue à un ruban noué

Condition

Illustration is a little too bright. Good overall condition. Gilt-bronze carefully cleaned up and slightly retouched in places. Ready to be displayed.
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Catalogue Note

Une paire d'appliques similaires entra dans le magasin du Mobilier impérial le 20 septembre 1806 pour être livrées à Fontainebleau où elles sont toujours conservées. Elles sont illustrées dans J-P. Samoyault, Pendules et Bronzes d'ameublement entrés sous le Premier Empire, Paris, 1989, p.129.