Live Auction 6357Christie's Interiors - Style and Spirit
A PAIR OF FRENCH GILT-BRONZE TWIN-LIGHT WALL APPLIQUES
Lot 180

A PAIR OF FRENCH GILT-BRONZE TWIN-LIGHT WALL APPLIQUES

BY HENRI VIEN, LATE 19TH CENTURY

Closed3 July 2012

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GBP 3,000

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A PAIR OF FRENCH GILT-BRONZE TWIN-LIGHT WALL APPLIQUES
BY HENRI VIEN, LATE 19TH CENTURY
Each with a ribbon crest and tapering scaled backplate supporting a pair of foliate capped fluted branches, both with cast signature 'h Vian'
20 in. (51 cm.) high (2)

Specialist note

The Parisian bronzier Henri Vian specalised exclusively in gilt-bronze, especially light fittings, and produced articles of the highest quality, so much so that the style of his casting and gilding can often be mistaken for earlier work. The firm's ateliers were located in the hôtel Salé (now the Musée Picasso) on the rue de Thorigny in the Marais.