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George Morant (Morant & Co, London)

1770 – 1846

Ceiling light with twelve arms. Circa 1800

Gilt bronze, black patinated. 126 cm; Ø 62 cm (49 ⅝ in.; Ø 24 ⅜ in.).
This picture shows the following artwork: George Morant (Morant & Co, London). Ceiling light with twelve arms. Circa 1800.

Estimate:

EUR 12,000

 

- 15,000

USD 13,400

 

- 16,800

Sold for:

20,000 EUR (incl. premium)

Autumn Auctions 2016

ORANGERIE Selected Objects, Thursday, 01.12.2016

Information

Gilt bronze, black patinated. 126 cm; Ø 62 cm (49 ⅝ in.; Ø 24 ⅜ in.).

Related literature: Judy Crosby Ivy: Constable and the Critics, 1802-1837, Woodbridge 1991, p.159 / Hans Ottomeyer and Peter Pröschel: Vergoldete Bronzen. Die Bronzearbeiten des Spätbarock und Klassizismus, Munich 1986 / Jonathan Bourne and Vanessa Brett: Lighting in the Domestic interior. Renaissance to Art Nouveau, London 1991, p. 164, ill. 551 / C. Edwards: Complete house furnishers: the retailer in nineteenth century London; in: Journal of Interior Design, vol. 38 (2013), issue 1, p. 1-17.

Formerly private collection, Frankfurt am Main

Drawing of the chandelier from the sales catalogue of Morant & Co, 91 New Bond Street, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, company archive Morant