Hôtel Lambert, Une Collection Princière, Volume I : Chefs-d’oeuvre

Hôtel Lambert, Une Collection Princière, Volume I : Chefs-d’oeuvre

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A rare set of six Italian pricket candlesticks, Naples, circa 1620-40, in the manner of Orazio Scoppa

Auction Closed

October 11, 05:25 PM GMT

Estimate

300,000 - 500,000 EUR

Lot Details

Description

A rare set of six Italian pricket candlesticks, Naples, circa 1620-40, in the manner of Orazio Scoppa 


gilt-bronze, rock crystal; comprising three pairs of different dimensions

First pair: height 39¾in.; width 12⅝in.; 101 cm; 32 cm. Second pair: height 35¾in.; width 11½in.; 91 cm; 29 cm. Third pair: height 33 in.; width 10¼in.; 84 cm; 26 cm.


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Rare suite de six pique-cierges en cristal de roche et bronze doré, Naples, vers 1620, à la manière de Orazio Scoppa


First pair: height 39¾in.; width 12⅝in.; 101 cm; 32 cm. Second pair: height 35¾in.; width 11½in.; 91 cm; 29 cm. Third pair: height 33 in.; width 10¼in.; 84 cm; 26 cm.


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Galerie J. Kugel, Paris, 2010.
Paola D’Agostino, ‘Neapolitan Metalwork in New York: Viceregal Patronage and the Theme of the Virgin of the Immaculate Conception’, in Metropolitam Museum Journal, vol. 43, 2008, pp.117-130);

Denise Allen et al. (ed.), Italian Renaissance and Baroque Bronzes in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2022.