Maison Charles - Pair of ormolu single-arm sconces 20th century
Our sconces from Maison Charles in Paris come from the Hôtel Meurice, the famous and historic Palace on the Parisian Right Bank.
An elegant pair of Louis XVI-style sconces, chiseled bronze in their original gilding, shafts decorated with openwork palmettes, one arm decorated with a truncated leafy horn.
In a classic Empire style, very elegant and high-quality 20th-century work by Maison Charles in Paris, signed on the reverse. The signature of the Maison Charles in Paris is a guarantee of top-quality workmanship and magnificent gilding.
Sizes: Total height 10.62 In. - Height 7.87 In. - Wide 2.36 In. - Deep 5.90 In.
In excellent condition, magnificent gilding.
Biography of Maison Charles:
1908: Ernest CHARLES takes over Maison ULLMANN, Bronzier. The company, then located at 103 rue de Turenne in Paris, specialized in the reproduction of antique lighting fixtures, forging a reputation for itself in the art bronzier profession.
1920: Émile Albert CHARLES, his eldest son, takes over the business.
1932: Émile CHARLES goes into partnership with his brother Pierre.
1959: Émile CHARLES is joined by his 2 sons: - Jean CHARLES, Major de l'école BOULLE in interior architecture and woodcarving. Jacques CHARLES, Interior Architecture graduate from Arts Appliqués.
1960: Émile-Albert CHARLES and his two sons, Jean and Jacques, create the "CHARLES Style", combining classicism, rigor, and modernity; a new approach to lighting and decoration. These are the famous lamps: PINEAPPLE, CORNCOB, PINE CONE, LOTUS, MEDICIS VASE...
1965: Creation of the INOX and Lacquer Line. The organ pipe lamps were a great success and became an aesthetic reference for the period.
1971: Chrystiane CHARLES, Jean's wife and a Beaux-Arts gold medal-winning sculptor, takes over as Artistic Director of the Maison CHARLES and creates the Collection that bears her name.
1984: CHARLES, Bronze d'Art joins the COMITE COLBERT, an association of France's most renowned crafts and creative companies, confirming the company's reputation for quality.
Maison Charles is still in business today, and in addition to the range of "historic" fixtures that made the house famous, it has created more "contemporary" ranges, as well as custom fixtures.
