A Gentleman’s Cabinet of Curiosities | The Collection of the late Naim Attallah, CBE
A Gentleman’s Cabinet of Curiosities | The Collection of the late Naim Attallah, CBE
A pair of French gilt-bronze figural candlesticks, after the model by Corneille Van Clevé 19th century
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November 23, 04:16 PM GMT
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Description
A pair of French gilt-bronze figural candlesticks, after the model by Corneille Van Clevé 19th century
of large size, each stem in the form of a classical male and female supporting a child
42cm. high, 1ft. 4½in.
For comparison see a pair of candlesticks of this form and size in the Wallace Collection, London (for a discussion on this pair in the Wallace see P. Hughes, The Wallace Collection Catalogue of Furniture II, London, 1996, figs. 30-31, nos. 232-233).
The drawings for the design (originally attributed to Le Brun are now thought to be by Clevé himself). These designs were first executed by Clevé's brother-in-law, the goldmsith Nicolas de Launay in 1702 in silver-gilt.