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Pair of Neo-Greek Floor Lamps by H. Cahieux and F. Barbedienne
$84,305.21per set
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Model presented at the Paris Universal exhibition of 1855. (see picture attached)
(Reproduced in Great Exhibitions 1851-1900, J. Meyer, Antique Collector’s Club, 2006, p°95)
Pair of neo-Greek floor lamps made in two patina bronze, with socles in red griotte marble.
A similar lamp (but incomplete at the upper part) had been purchased by the Victoria and Albert Museum of London, known then as the South Kensington Museum (Inv. 2704-1856) on Ferdinand Barbedienne’s stand at the 1855 Paris Universal Exhibition.
Henry Cahieux, head decorator for the artistic bronze founder Ferdinand Barbedienne, was destined for a brilliant career, as testified by the works of art he sent to the Salons of 1850 and 1853. Most of these pieces were in the Grecian style, which was very fashionable at the time. Victor Champier’s article “Industrial Artists”, which appeared in the Decorative Arts Review (December 1888) echoed the genius of the artist: “Barbedienne had just lost (in 1854), taken by cholera in the prime of life, this young man with such a promising future, whose works, infused with graceful taste, showed him to be a master. At the 1855 Universal Exhibition in Paris, these lamps which figured as the last testimony of Henry Cahieux, won a medal of honour for Barbedienne’s stand. His succession in the firm was assured by Louis-Constant Sevin (1821-1888) with great success.
Born in 1810, Ferdinand Barbedienne started one of the most famous 19th century artistic bronze casting companies. He died in 1892. In addition to his personal production, he worked for famous artists such as Auguste Clésinger (1814-1883), Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse (1824-1887) and Louis Barrias (1841-1905). These artists production – as shown in their illustrated catalogue – varied from busts and decorations for furniture, to ornamental sculptures such as clocks, candlesticks, sconces and life-size pieces of art. Barbedienne’s production was always highly esteemed and he was, himself admired by contemporary art critics who compared him during the 1878 Universal Exhibition to a “prince of industry and the king of bronze-casting”.
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- DimensionsHeight: 94.89 in. (241 cm)Diameter: 22.45 in. (57 cm)
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- StyleGreek Revival (In the Style Of)
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- Date of Manufacturecirca 1855
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- Seller LocationPARIS, FR
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