AFTER THE MODEL BY FRANCOIS REMOND, SECOND QUARTER 19TH CENTURY

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A PAIR OF RESTAURATION ORMOLU FIVE-BRANCH WALL-LIGHTS
AFTER THE MODEL BY FRANCOIS REMOND, SECOND QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
The backplate in the form of an urn suspended from a bow-knot tied ribbon and flanked by female masks, the curved candle branches cast with foliate rinceau scrolls, with printed and inscribed Ann and Gordon Getty Collection inventory label
42 in. (107 cm.) high, 23 in. (58.5 cm.) wide

Provenance

Acquired from Dalva Brothers, New York, by Ann and Gordon Getty in 1986.

Special Notice

Please note this lot will be moved to Christie’s Fine Art Storage Services (CFASS in Red Hook, Brooklyn) at 5pm on the last day of the sale. Lots may not be collected during the day of their move to Christie’s Fine Art Storage Services. Please consult the Lot Collection Notice for collection information. This sheet is available from the Bidder Registration staff, Purchaser Payments or the Packing Desk and will be sent with your invoice.

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Lot Essay

The design for these wall-lights is based on a celebrated model by François Rémond. Elegant expressions of the fashionable goût Etrusque of the 1780's, similar wall-lights were delivered by Rémond in 1784 to the Comte d'Artois for the Palais du Temple, now in the Petit Trianon.
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