Pair of chased and gilded bronze torches, the binet decorated with palmettes, the fluted shaft and the base decorated with a frieze of water leaves and palmettes. Restoration period, circa 1820-1825. H. 27 cm. - Diameter: 13 cm. Some scratches and oxidation. A tiny tear on the inside of a tap. Very close model (small variation on the umbilical ring) of a suite of twelve torches delivered by the Maison Thomire to the Garde-Meuble in 1822 and destined for the Château de Saint Cloud. Bibliography: Marie-France Dupuy-Baylet, De bronze et de cristal, objets d'ameublement XVIIIe-XIXe siècle du Mobilier National, ed. Faton, 2020, p. 425.
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Lot no. 147

Pair of chased and gilded bronze torches, the binet decorated with palmettes, the fluted shaft and the base decorated with a frieze of water leaves and palmettes. Restoration period, circa 1820-1825. H. 27 cm. - Diameter: 13 cm. Some scratches and oxidation. A tiny tear on the inside of a tap. Very close model (small variation on the umbilical ring) of a suite of twelve torches delivered by the Maison Thomire to the Garde-Meuble in 1822 and destined for the Château de Saint Cloud. Bibliography: Marie-France Dupuy-Baylet, De bronze et de cristal, objets d'ameublement XVIIIe-XIXe siècle du Mobilier National, ed. Faton, 2020, p. 425.

Estimate
€300 - €400
Result
€500
Buyer's premium
26.4%
Pair of chased and gilded bronze torches, the binet decorated with palmettes, the fluted shaft and the base decorated with a frieze of water leaves and palmettes. Restoration period, circa 1820-1825. H. 27 cm. - Diameter: 13 cm. Some scratches and oxidation. A tiny tear on the inside of a tap. Very close model (small variation on the umbilical ring) of a suite of twelve torches delivered by the Maison Thomire to the Garde-Meuble in 1822 and destined for the Château de Saint Cloud. Bibliography: Marie-France Dupuy-Baylet, De bronze et de cristal, objets d'ameublement XVIIIe-XIXe siècle du Mobilier National, ed. Faton, 2020, p. 425.
Sale
Classic
Friday 27 March・14:00 (Europe/Paris)
Salle 6 - Hôtel Drouot 9, rue Drouot 75009 Paris