Pair of large three branch gilded bronze ‘flambeau’ Wall Lights
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Pair of large three branch gilded bronze ‘flambeau’ Wall Lights
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Pair of large three branch gilded bronze ‘flambeau’ Wall Lights:
the three curved arms with acanthus leaf decoration, issuing from a fluted stem with flaming torch. In the manner of Jean Paul Prieur (Paris, 1770), as illustrated in ‘Vergoldeten Bronzen’, p.172.
This pair, a magnificent copy, made circa 1880.
Height: | 25½" | - | 65.0cm |
Width: | 15½" | - | 39.5cm |
Glossary Words
gilded, gilt
A very thin layer of gold applied to brass or bronze.
flambeau
Literally, the French word for flame.
torchère
Flaming torch; used as a decorate motif; also a stand to carry a candelabra.