Object Description
A Pair of Louis XVI Style Wall Appliques
Constructed from fire gilded and patinated bronze, with hand-chased details, the pair of wall lights modelled as two bacchanalian terms of youths, each holding up two arms complete with bobèches and candleholders.
French, circa 1890
A similar pair of this design at Compiègne belonged to King Louis XVI of France, which can now be seen in the Musée Cognacq-Jay, Paris.
Comparative literature:
Ottomeyer, Hans, Peter Pröschel, and Jean-Dominique Augarde. Vergoldete Bronzen. die Bronzearbeiten des Spätbarock und Klassizismus, München: Klinkhardt & Biermann, 1986, Vol I , p.288, illustrating a related drawing attributed to Louis Prieur held in the Musée des Arts Décoratifs.