By Lacarrière, Delatour and Co., OMBRES ET FACETTES
Located in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, IDF
This beautiful pair of sconces is a re-edition of a model of the famous Parisian bronze maker Delatour Lacarrière.
Lacarrière creates in 1825 a factory at 3 bis, rue Sainte- Elisabeth (Paris, France). Simple craftsman, he specializes and excels in the application of bronze in lighting devices. In 1834, he received an honorable mention, in 1839, a bronze medal and in 1844, a silver medal for a large triangular candelabra, prefiguring the one presented at the Universal Exhibition in London in 1862. He also participated in the design of the chandelier for the Queen's Theatre in London. From 1851 to 1870, he changed his company name several times. Lacarrière, Delatour et Cie (active in 1870) cast and chiseled most of the lamp posts, candelabras and chandeliers of the Paris Opera, including the one in the auditorium, designed by Charles Garnier...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Louis XVI OMBRES ET FACETTES Furniture