CIRCA 1720

Name: A PAIR OF REGENCE ORMOLU TWO-BRANCH WALL LIGHTS
Brand: CIRCA 1720
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A PAIR OF REGENCE ORMOLU TWO-BRANCH WALL LIGHTS

CIRCA 1720

Closed: 19 Apr 2023

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In the manner of André-Charles Boulle, each with floral and foliate backplate, issuing two scrolling branches, both stamped with the 'C' couronné poinçon
19¹⁄₂ in. (4.5 cm.) high, 11 in. (28 cm.) wide, 8 in. (20.3 cm.) deep

With Kraemer, Paris.
Collection of Ezra and Cécile Zilkha; Sotheby’s, New York, 20 November 2020, lot 170.

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Lot Essay

The was a tax mark employed on any alloy containing copper between March 1745 and February 1749.

With their swirling arms, acanthus-cast backplates, and differing drip-pans, one of which is in the shape of a daisy, these wall lights relate closely to a pair depicted on plate 8 in André-Charles Boulle's see H. Ottomeyer and P. Pröschl, , Vol. I, München, 1987, p. 61, fig. 1.9.4. Engraved by Mariette and published in 1724, this folio illustrates the great variety of furnishings and decorative ormolu object the Boulle workshop was able to produce for its wealthy clients. The presence of the is a curious feature of this lot as it would date these wall lights to between 1745 and 1749; a period when these would have been considered out of fashion. It is possible that they were struck with the tax mark because they were sold by a during this four-year period.