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A pair of ormolu torches, decorated with foliage, piasters, …
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Lot no. 247
Description
A pair of ormolu torches, decorated with foliage, piasters, shells and meanders, the shaft with flutes and garlands resting on a tripod base; (restorations and missing parts).
Based on a model from the early 1770s by the ornamentalist Jean-Charles Delafosse (1734-1789).
First half of the 19th century.
Height Height : 20.5 cm
Fig - Works of Jean-Charles Delafosse, vol. II, Paris, 1773, 27th quire, CC.
A pair of candelabras consisting of a pair of identical torches topped by two arms of light once belonged to the collection of Hubert de Givenchy (his sale in Monaco, Christie's, 4 December 1993, lot 17). Another pair is illustrated in S. Faniel, Le XVIIe siècle français, Paris, 1956, p. 130.
Expert : Pierre-François DAYOT
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