A PAIR OF FRENCH ORMOLU NINE-LIGHT WALL APPLIQUES
Lot 350 Property from an Important American Collection 

A PAIR OF FRENCH ORMOLU NINE-LIGHT WALL APPLIQUES

BASED ON A MODEL BY DARNAULT, LATE 19TH CENTURY

Closed18 April 2013

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A PAIR OF FRENCH ORMOLU NINE-LIGHT WALL APPLIQUES
BASED ON A MODEL BY DARNAULT, LATE 19TH CENTURY
Each acanthus-sheathed central stem issuing nine scrolled candle branches, draped with simulated tasseled swags, electrified
34 in. (86.5 cm.) high (2)

Specialist note

The present wall appliques are inspired by a pair of ten-light candelabra delivered circa 1785 by the marchand-mercier Darnault for the Grand Salon or the Salon du Jeu de Mesdames at Château de Bellevue, which are now in the Petit-Trianon. Notably, 19th century reproductions of the candelabra are generally associated with Henry Dasson's atelier. A pair of candelabra by Dasson sold Christie's, London, 1 October 2002, lot 208.