ORMOLU CHANDELIER. POSSIBLY FRANCE, NAPOLEON III, 19TH CENTURY.
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Reference: ZF1235
Lamp or chandelier. Gilt bronze. Possibly France, Napoleon III, 19th century. Gilt-bronze ceiling lamp featuring a central axis enhanced by three volute structures that run from the leafy crest at the top to the lower body, featuring a series of crowned female grotesques on architectural moldings with volutes. The radiant arms are arranged in tiers and decorated with plant and architectural elements, ending in saucers that give rise to garlanded lighters and classicist shapes and decorations, as is the case throughout the piece. Stylistically, the influence of models taken from Ancient Greece and Imperial Rome is clear, as is common in 19th-century neoclassical works. Note the laurel wreaths, volutes, vegetal scrolls, combinations with gadroon motifs, etc. The 19th-century taste can be seen, above all, in the aforementioned female grotesques, with their crowns and pearl necklaces from which hang a Greek cross. The quality of the lamp is remarkable, both in the bronze and the gilding (most likely mercury) and in its design. Compare, for example, with works by the renowned French firm Maison Mottheau et Fils, prized above all for its lamps (also for supplying high-quality bronzes to prominent cabinetmakers) and famous throughout the 19th century. Or with works by Henri Vian (1860-1905), another master highly regarded for his gilded bronzes. Weight: 85 kg
· Size: 110x110x150 cms
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