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A pair of late Louis XVI gilt-bronze "ram's head" two-light wall-lights, circa 1785-1790, in the taste of Jean-Charles Delafosse

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September 25, 04:17 PM GMT

Estimate

10,000 - 15,000 EUR

Lot Details

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Description

adorned with a vase

(2)

Haut. 52 cm, larg. 33 cm;

Height. 20 1/4 in, width. 13 in

This model enjoyed great success during the reign of Louis XVI, with two and three-light variants. The two-light models include a pair sold at Sotheby's Paris, June 29, 2023, lot 627, and a pair illustrated in H. Ottomeyer, P. Pröschel, Vergoldete Bronzen, Munich, 1986, vol.I, p. 186, n°3.912. For three-light models, several pairs have been sold, including two pairs, Sotheby's Paris sale, Hubert Guerrand-Hermès collection, l'hôtel de Lannion, December 14, 2023, lot 113. One pair, attributed to the bronzier Quentin-Claude Pitoin, is in the Musée du Louvre (OA5190).

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