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Claude GALLE (1759–1815), attributed to
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571
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Claude GALLE (1759–1815), attributed to
See original version (French)
Estimate €12,000 - €15,000
Voluntary lot
Description
Claude GALLE (1759–1815), attributed to
PAIR OF VESTAL CANDELABRES
In gilded bronze, with a patina, featuring three light holders in the shape of oil lamps, each centred with an incense burner. On a stepped base of veined marble surmounting a foliage frieze.
Early 19th century.
Height: 53 cm
Note.
The oil lamp first appeared in the early 1780s in a preparatory drawing attributed to Thomire (collection of the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris), which accompanied this revival of interest in antiquity.
The Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg holds a pair in the same style, featuring a vestal virgin holding two double-wick lamps by Claude Galle. Various versions of this model exist with different finishes.
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