Paire d’appliques aux carquois d’époque Louis XVI en bronze ciselé et doré vers 1780
An elegant and decorative pair of two-arm quiver sconces in finely chiseled gilt bronze. They are beautifully decorated with a classic Louis XVI ribbon knot supporting a twisted fluted quiver laden with flowers, in the center of the pompom trimmings, the shafts ending in Acanthus leaves.
Beautiful French work from the Louis XVI period, circa 1780.
These sconces are to be compared with the three-arms model kept in the Royal Palace of Pavlovsk in Russia, possibly part of the orders of Maria-Feodorovna and Paul I of Russia, during their trip to Paris as Count and Countess of the North in 1783. To be compared also with a pair preserved in the castle of Moncley (Doubs).
Sizes: H 17.32 In - W 9.84 In - D 5.11 In.
Our pair of sconces are in fine original condition, with beautiful gilding. It is professionally wired for electricity, European standards, and the possibility of setting to the American standard on request.
