True Connoisseurship: The Collection of Ezra & Cecile Zilkha
True Connoisseurship: The Collection of Ezra & Cecile Zilkha
A PAIR OF ROCOCCO GILT BRONZE THREE-LIGHT CANDELABRA AFTER A DESIGN BY MEISSONNIER, 19TH CENTURY
Auction Closed
November 20, 10:09 PM GMT
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
A PAIR OF ROCOCCO GILT BRONZE THREE-LIGHT CANDELABRA AFTER A DESIGN BY MEISSONNIER, 19TH CENTURY
with removeable arms
height 23 1/2 in.; width 16 in.; width of base 8 1/2 in.
60 cm; 40.5 cm; 21.5 cm
Property of a European Noble Family, sold, Christie's New York, 31 October 1996, lot 374
These imposing candelabra are based on designs by the Turin-born Louis XV court goldsmith and designer Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier (1695-1750), that were engraved by Huquier and published in the Livre de chandeliers de sculpture en argent, folios 31-31 plates 73-74. Candlesticks and candelabra of similar models were executed in both silver and gilt bronze.