Lot 1115 - A186 Furniture & Sculptures - Thursday, 27. September 2018, 10.30 AM
PAIR OF IMPORTANT SCONCES,
Louis XVI, from a Parisian master workshop, ca. 1765/70.
Matte and polished gilt bronze.
H 51 cm.
Provenance:
- from a private collection, Suisse romande.
A sconce with identical poppies and bow is depicted in : H. Ottomeyer / P. Pröschel, Vergoldete Bronzen - Die Bronzearbeiten des Spätbarock und Klassizismus, Munich 1986; I., p. 231 (Ill. 4.1.14). A further pair of sconces is part of the collections of the Château de Fontainebleau.
- from a private collection, Suisse romande.
A sconce with identical poppies and bow is depicted in : H. Ottomeyer / P. Pröschel, Vergoldete Bronzen - Die Bronzearbeiten des Spätbarock und Klassizismus, Munich 1986; I., p. 231 (Ill. 4.1.14). A further pair of sconces is part of the collections of the Château de Fontainebleau.
CHF 10 000 / 15 000 | (€ 10 310 / 15 460)
Sold for CHF 16 700 (including buyer’s premium)
All information is subject to change.