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| 455 ches Applikenpaar mit drei Armen ist ausgestellt im Petit Trianon im Boudoir vonMarie-Antoinette und wird abgebildet in JohnWhitehead „Mobilier et arts décoratifs en France aux XVIIIe siècle”, S. 16. Provenienz: Aus einer französischen Privatsammlung. A pair of Louis XVI girandoles in fire-gilt bronze, Paris, circa 1780/90 The original fire-gilt bronze with a polished and matte finish, with openwork and fine chiselling in places. The two-armed girandoles on a fluted stem, the lower section embellished with pendants of wreathed foliage, fruits and pine cones. The fluted sconces with acanthus leaf motifs and tendrils. The sockets with covered pans. Culminating in a neo-classical vase decorated with flames, rams’ heads and drapery pen- dants. Height 53 cm. The model probably designed by Jean-Louis Prieur. Literature: Ot- tomeyer, Hans und Pröschel, Peter: Vergoldete Bronzen. Die Bronzear- beiten des Spätbarocks und Klassizismus, Klinkhardt & Biermann, Munich, p. 173, no. 3.5.6. The girandoles illustrated in this reference work can be found in the LandesmuseumWürttemberg, Stuttgart. The Royal Palace in Stockholm has another version. A similar pair of three-armed girandoles is on display in Marie-Antoinette’s boudoir in the Petit Trianon and illustrated in “Mobilier et arts décoratifs en France aux XVIIIe siècle” by John Whitehead, p. 16. P rovenance : From a private French collection. 275558 II € 5.000 648