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A Fine Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Cherub Twelve-Light Chandelier

$50,058.01
£36,000
€42,616.48
CA$68,332.93
A$76,859.41
CHF 39,865.29
MX$932,360.64
NOK 505,468.37
SEK 475,674.05
DKK 317,931.11
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A Fine Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Cherub Twelve-Light Chandelier, after the model by Pierre Gouthière for Marie Antoinette. The chandelier having elaborate acanthus scrolling arms issued from a classical torch stem surmounted by three perching ignipotent cherubs blowing trumpets beneath a finely cast gilt-bronze flame finial. The original model for this Chandelier was designed by Pierre Gouthière for Le Cabinet Doré in Marie-Antoinette's private apartments at the Palace of Versailles, where it remains to this day. A design for the chandelier by Gouthière survives in the collections of the Musée des Arts Décoratifs. The model continued to be popular throughout the nineteenth century and examples are recorded by important makers such as Henry Dasson and Maison Beurdeley. French, Circa 1870. Literature Ottomeyer, Hans & Pröschel, Peter. Vergoldete Bronzen, Vol. I, Klinkhardt & Biermann, (Munich), 1986; p. 238, figs. 4.4.1. and 4.4.2.
  • Similar to:
    Pierre Gouthiere (Maker)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 52.37 in (133 cm)Diameter: 31.5 in (80 cm)
  • Power Source:
    Hardwired
  • Style:
    Louis XVI (In the Style Of)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    Circa 1870
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    Brighton, GB
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: B732801stDibs: LU1028043176442

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