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Jean-Charles Delafosse (design)

1734 – Paris – 1789

A pair of wall appliques in the "à la Grecque“ style, with garlands of oak and ram's head. Circa 1780

Bronze cast, chased, gilt, polished; all elements can be unscrewed. Each 46 x 34 x 17 cm (18 ⅛ x 13 ⅜ x 6 ¾ in.).
This picture shows the following artwork: Jean-Charles Delafosse (design). A pair of wall appliques in the

Estimate:

EUR 5,000

 

- 7,000

USD 6,800

 

- 9,520

Sold for:

12,500 EUR (incl. premium)

Auctions 215-221

ORANGERIE. Selected Objects, Thursday, 28.11.2013

Information

Bronze cast, chased, gilt, polished; all elements can be unscrewed. Each 46 x 34 x 17 cm (18 ⅛ x 13 ⅜ x 6 ¾ in.). Two mounting holes at the starting point of the pilaster and at the capital, minimal abrasion to the gilt.

Related literature: Kurt Jarmuth: Lichter leuchten im Abendland. Zweitausend Jahre Beleuchtungskörper, Brunswick 1967, p. 332f., ill. 333 / Hans Ottomeyer and Peter Pröschel (eds.): Vergoldete Bronzen. Die Bronzearbeiten des Spätbarock und Klassizismus, 2 vols, Munich 1986, cat. nos. N 3.9.1, 3.9.2.

Private collection, Northern Germany