AFTER THE MODEL BY CHARLES CRESSENT, CIRCA 1870

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A PAIR OF FRENCH ORMOLU THREE-LIGHT WALL-APPLIQUES
AFTER THE MODEL BY CHARLES CRESSENT, CIRCA 1870
Each with three scrolling foliate candle-arms centred by a parrot, fitted for electricity
21 ¼ in. (54 cm.) high; 13 in. (33 cm.) wide

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Lot Essay

Designed in the Louis XV 'pittoresque' style popularised by Juste-Auréle Meissonier and Nicolas Pineau, these wall-lights are inspired by models initially designed by Charles Cressent. Similar wall-lights were subsequently supplied by the 'sculpteur, fondeur et ciseleur du roi' Jacques Caffiéri (1678-1755). In the Inventory drawn up following his death in 1755, no.43 is described as 'un autre model double de bras de chemine ancien perroquets à deux branches', and this model was already listed in an earlier inventory of his stock in 1747.

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