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A FINE FRENCH ORMOLU AND ELECTROPLATED FOUR-PIECE GARNITURE
Lot 165PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE FAMILY COLLECTION, SOUTH AMERICA

A FINE FRENCH ORMOLU AND ELECTROPLATED FOUR-PIECE GARNITURE

BY CHRISTOFLE & CIE., DESIGNED BY ALBERT-ERNEST CARRIER-BELLEUSE, PARIS, CIRCA 1878

Fermé13 April 2017

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A FINE FRENCH ORMOLU AND ELECTROPLATED FOUR-PIECE GARNITURE
BY CHRISTOFLE & CIE., DESIGNED BY ALBERT-ERNEST CARRIER-BELLEUSE, PARIS, CIRCA 1878
Comprising a pair of nine-light candelabra, a jardinière and centerpiece; the candelabra modeled as a trio of maidens supported by a fluted partial column base, each signed CHRISTOFLE & CIE. and stamped 1004006 and 1004007, the centerpiece and jardinière similarly modeled, now lacking glass inserts, signed CHRISTOFLE & CIE. and stamped 1000492 and 1053256 respectively, each element with a plaque monogrammed MAI
Candelabra: 26 ¼ in. (66.5 cm.) high
Centerpiece: 24 1/8 in. (61.2 cm.) long

Note du spécialiste

This impressive exhibition garniture populated with graceful maidens is representative of Carrier-Belleuse’s later style and likely modeled after a design entitled Le Printemps: vase et support illustrated in L’Application de la figure humaine à la décoration et à l’ornementation industrielles. Records in the Archives Christofle for the stamped numbering on the present lot correspond with a 'Surtout Louis XVI, figure patinee or, socle doré, une pièce de milieu à cornet, deux candélabres, trois femmes porte lumière, modèle de M. Carrier-Belleuse' shown at the 1878 Exposition Universelle. The importance of the design is highlighted by its repeated adaptation, such as Joseph Chéret’s similar jardinière exhibited in the 1889 Paris exhibition.