Pair of French Baroque gilt-bronze three branch Wall Lights
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Pair of French Baroque gilt-bronze three branch Wall Lights
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Pair of French Baroque gilt-bronze three branch Wall Lights: in the style of Jean Charles Delafosse (1775); with reeded branches bearing leafy festoon; surmounted by urn and flambeau.
Circa 1880 and restored.
(See Vergoldete Bronzen, p 187. illus.3.9.7).
| Height: | 20½" | - | 52.0cm |
| Width: | 13" | - | 33.0cm |
| Projection: | 10" | - | 26.0cm |
Glossary Words
gilded, gilt
A very thin layer of gold applied to brass or bronze.
baroque
A term used to describe the style of art, architecture and design which developed in early 17th century Rome and spread over Europe. Can be applied to any ornate or heavily-ornamented decoration on a grand, theatrical scale, often using acanthus leaves, masks, scrollwork, putti and flowers.
'Vergoldete Bronzen'
by H. Ottomeyer and P. Pröschel (Münich,1986, Klinkhardt & Biermann). The German book on bronze works from the late Baroque and Classicist periods, with original designs for wall lights.
flambeau
Literally, the French word for flame.
