Hôtel Lambert, Une Collection Princière, Volume I : Chefs-d’oeuvre
Hôtel Lambert, Une Collection Princière, Volume I : Chefs-d’oeuvre
A group of fourteen French silver candlesticks, Louis Lenhendrick, Paris, 1749-1771
Auction Closed
October 11, 05:25 PM GMT
Estimate
250,000 - 500,000 EUR
Lot Details
Description
A group of fourteen French silver candlesticks, Louis Lenhendrick, Paris, 1749-1771
each baluster-shaped, on shaped circular bases, with moulded borders chased and applied at intervals with shells and scrolls, the stems cast and chased with floral swags and foliage, the vase-shaped sockets each with shaped circular detachable nozzles with scrolls and moulded borders, engraved with differents crest and coat-of-arms
(i) A pair, 1749-1750, engraved with a crest, each marked under base and inside socket, the sockets further marked with décharge of Antoine Leschaudel
(ii) A pair, 1750-1751, engraved with a crest below a bishop's mitre, each marked under base and inside socket, the sockets further marked with décharge of Antoine Leschaudel
(iii) A pair, 1752-1753, engraved with a coat-of-arms with marquis' coronet above, each marked under base and inside socket, the sockets further marked with discharge of Julien Berthe
(iv) A pair, 1753-1754, engraved with two coats-of-arms accolé, each marked under base and inside socket, the sockets further marked with décharge of Julien Berthe
(v) A pair, 1754-1755, each stamped with an owl, each marked under base and inside socket, the sockets further marked with discharge mark of Julien Berthe
(vi) Two, 1766 and 1768, engraved with a coat-of-arms, each marked under base and inside socket, the sockets marked with discharge mark of Jean-Jacques Prévost
(vii) A pair, 1770-1771, engraved with a coat-of-arms, each marked under base and inside socket, the sockets marked with discharge mark of Julien Alaterre
Approx. height of each: 10⅝in ; weight: 540.7 oz ; 27 cm ; 15 330 gr.
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Groupe de quatorze flambeaux en argent par Louis Lenhendrick, Paris, 1749 - 1771
balustre, sur base ronde, avec bordure moulurée, ciselée et appliquée par intervalles de coquilles et de volutes, les fûts moulurés et ciselés de guirlandes florales et de feuillages, gravés d'armoiries et cimiers différents
Approx. height of each: 10⅝in ; weight: 540.7 oz ; 27 cm ; 15 330 gr.
This remarkable group of candlesticks, one of the most beautiful 18th century French candlestick patterns, has been assembled by Mr Riahi over several decades. He succeeded in gathering 14 pairs of this model, here separated in two lots.
(ii) Anonymous sale: Me Anaf, Lyon, 7 February 1997, lot 11.
(v) Anonymous sale: Me Martin, hôtel des Chevau-Légers, Versailles, 20 November 1975, lot 17.
(vii) Anonymous sale: Sotheby's, Geneva, 8 May 1989, lot 128 (one).
(xiv) Anonymous sale: Ader-Picard-Tajan, hôtel Drouot, Paris, 29 April 1987, lot 157.
Christie's London, 6 December 2012, Chefs-d'oeuvre Ancienne Collection de Monsieur et Madame Riahi, lot 46 (as a group)
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Ce remarquable groupe de flambeaux a été réuni par M. Riahi sur plusieurs décennies.
(ii) Vente anonyme : Me Anaf, Lyon, 7 février 1997, lot 11.
(v) Vente anonyme : Me Martin, hôtel des Chevau-Légers, Versailles, 20 novembre 1975, lot 17.
(vii) Vente anonyme : Sotheby's, Genève, 8 mai 1989, lot 128 (un).
(xiv) Vente anonyme : Ader-Picard-Tajan, hôtel Drouot, Paris, 29 avril 1987, lot 157.
Christie's Londres, 6 décembre 2012, Chefs-d'œuvre Ancienne Collection de Monsieur et Madame Riahi, lot 46 (en groupe).