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A PAIR OF LATE LOUIS XVI CARVED GILTWOOD TORCHÈRES circa 1790, regilt with original decoration under current gilding
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 USD
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Description
- wood
- height 44 1/2 in.
- 113 cm
Condition
With scattered age and construction cracks, dents and abrasions. With scattered losses throughout including tails of sphinx figures and part of swags of top. Some restored old breaks. Gesso with cracsk, losses and chips. Regilt, gilding now with losses and chips with original paint visible underneath current decoration in areas.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
The design of these torchères relates to a Louis XVI console (now grey-painted but originally "antique" green painted) at Fontainebleau, illustrated Jean-Pierre Samoyault, Meubles entrés sous le Premier Empire, Paris, 2004, p. 22, ill. 17. The model derives from the Roman tripod discovered at Herculaneum in 1748 and now in the Archaeological Museum, Naples.