A PAIR OF LATE LOUIS XV ORMOLU THREE-BRANCH WALL LIGHTS

Designed in the fashionable late Louis XV goût grec fashion first introduced in the mid-1750s, these wall-lights reflect the direct influence of the designs of the celebrated architect and ornemaniste Jean-Charles Delafosse (1734-1791). His Nouvelle Iconologie historique, published in 1768, contains a number of drawings of related wall-lights with thick laurel-draped arms.