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PAIR OF CANDLESTICKS WITH A MAN AND A WOMAN HOLDING A CHERUB
Pair of candlesticks in gilt bronze with a man and a women holding a cherub on their shoulders.
Hauteur : 42,5 cm – 16 1⁄2 inches Largeur : 20,5cm – 8 1/8 inches
description
History of these candlestick models:
- In the tradition of the great goldsmithery of Louis XIV of which silver furniture was the jewel and Nicolas Delaunay one of the goldsmiths, the first series of these vermeil torches was delivered on November 10, 1702, for King Louis XIV's new bedroom at Versailles by the same goldsmith:
“Six large silver gilt vermeil candlesticks each representing for the body a naked man seated on a baluster [...] and carrying on his shoulder a child holding on his head the bobèche; [...] set on a round foot chased above with turning gadroons.”
- The model was attributed to Corneille Van Clève (1646-1732), Nicolas Delaunay's brother-in-law, as early as the 18th century. Pierre-Jean Mariette (1694-1774) was the first to associate his name with these objects at the Comte de Pontchartrain sale in December 1747:
“Two other large bronze candlesticks, 14 inches high, one a man, the other a woman, each with a child holding the candlestick's wick on their shoulders; they were executed to drawings by Sieur Van-Cleve” (sale of the Comte de Pontchartrain, early 1747, no lot number).
- One pair is described in the catalog of M. Selle's sale in February 1761 by the expert Pierre Remy (1715-1797). Acquired at the sale of the goldsmith Claude II Ballin
History of these candlestick models:
- By 1708, a second series, also in vermeil, was delivered for the Château de Marly, the goldsmith adding a pendant in the form of a seated woman.
- Delaunay's after-death inventory of 1727 describes a bronze repetition.
- A pair of candlesticks of the same model belonged to the Marquise de Pompadour and are listed in her estate:
“n°574 a pair of candlesticks, superbly executed and mat gold gilt. The body represents a man and a woman each carrying a child on their shoulders. Height, 16 inches.” They were acquired by her brother, the Marquis de Marigny, whose description can be found in the inventory. »
- The model was attributed to Corneille Van Clève (1646-1732), Nicolas Delaunay's brother-in-law, as early as the 18th century. Pierre-Jean Mariette (1694-1774) was the first to associate his name with these objects at the Comte de Pontchartrain sale in December 1747:
“Two other large bronze candlesticks, 14 inches high, one a man, the other a woman, each with a child holding the candlestick's wick on their shoulders; they were executed to drawings by Sieur Van-Cleve” (sale of the Comte de Pontchartrain, early 1747, no lot number).
- One pair is described in the catalog of M. Selle's sale in February 1761 by the expert Pierre Remy (1715-1797). Acquired at the sale of the goldsmith Claude II Ballin
(1661-1754) in December 1754, they were then attributed to Ballin. The legs described as “rocaille and moldings” correspond to the pair without girandole in the Wallace Collection (sale Randon de Boisset, February 27, 1777, n° 266, 650 gold pounds to Julliot).
- In 1772, the same expert was commissioned to appraise the Crozat de Thiers Collection. In the ground-floor gallery of the Hôtel de la Place Vendôme, he described a pair of patinated bodies based on a Van Clève model, although at the sale of the same collection, he attributed it to L'Algarde, probably making a mistake.
“Two magnificent bronze torches, one featuring a man carrying a child on his shoulder; the other, a woman also with a child; the bobèche on the head of each child, & the foot serving as a seat for each figure, are gilt. These models are by Allegarde” (Crozat sale, February 26, 1772, n° 916, 430 livres).
- The attribution of the model to Van Clève of a patinated pair is confirmed by expert Julliot at the Randon de Boisset sale in 1777:
“Two candlesticks by Van Cleve; one depicting a man holding a child on his shoulder, the other a woman also with a child; the bobèche on the head of each child and the foot serving as a seat for each figure are gilded: total height 16 inches” (Randon de Boisset sale, February 27, 1777, n° 266, 650 livres to Julliot).
- Mentioned in the sale of the Comte de Luc, December 22 & 23, 1777
“Two candlesticks, one representing a man, the other a woman, each holding on one shoulder a child who carries on his head a strong bobèche: each figure is seated on a male- like foot of gilt bronze like the bobèche. Height 15 inches 6 lines. These two torches also come from the Cabinet of the late Mr. Randon de Boisset, under number 266, page 117 of the first part of the Catalogue.” (sale of the Comte de Luc, December 22, 1777, n°16 for 650 gold pounds).
- In the tradition of the great goldsmithery of Louis XIV of which silver furniture was the jewel and Nicolas Delaunay one of the goldsmiths, the first series of these vermeil torches was delivered on November 10, 1702, for King Louis XIV's new bedroom at Versailles by the same goldsmith:
“Six large silver gilt vermeil candlesticks each representing for the body a naked man seated on a baluster [...] and carrying on his shoulder a child holding on his head the bobèche; [...] set on a round foot chased above with turning gadroons.”
- The model was attributed to Corneille Van Clève (1646-1732), Nicolas Delaunay's brother-in-law, as early as the 18th century. Pierre-Jean Mariette (1694-1774) was the first to associate his name with these objects at the Comte de Pontchartrain sale in December 1747:
“Two other large bronze candlesticks, 14 inches high, one a man, the other a woman, each with a child holding the candlestick's wick on their shoulders; they were executed to drawings by Sieur Van-Cleve” (sale of the Comte de Pontchartrain, early 1747, no lot number).
- One pair is described in the catalog of M. Selle's sale in February 1761 by the expert Pierre Remy (1715-1797). Acquired at the sale of the goldsmith Claude II Ballin
History of these candlestick models:
- By 1708, a second series, also in vermeil, was delivered for the Château de Marly, the goldsmith adding a pendant in the form of a seated woman.
- Delaunay's after-death inventory of 1727 describes a bronze repetition.
- A pair of candlesticks of the same model belonged to the Marquise de Pompadour and are listed in her estate:
“n°574 a pair of candlesticks, superbly executed and mat gold gilt. The body represents a man and a woman each carrying a child on their shoulders. Height, 16 inches.” They were acquired by her brother, the Marquis de Marigny, whose description can be found in the inventory. »
- The model was attributed to Corneille Van Clève (1646-1732), Nicolas Delaunay's brother-in-law, as early as the 18th century. Pierre-Jean Mariette (1694-1774) was the first to associate his name with these objects at the Comte de Pontchartrain sale in December 1747:
“Two other large bronze candlesticks, 14 inches high, one a man, the other a woman, each with a child holding the candlestick's wick on their shoulders; they were executed to drawings by Sieur Van-Cleve” (sale of the Comte de Pontchartrain, early 1747, no lot number).
- One pair is described in the catalog of M. Selle's sale in February 1761 by the expert Pierre Remy (1715-1797). Acquired at the sale of the goldsmith Claude II Ballin
(1661-1754) in December 1754, they were then attributed to Ballin. The legs described as “rocaille and moldings” correspond to the pair without girandole in the Wallace Collection (sale Randon de Boisset, February 27, 1777, n° 266, 650 gold pounds to Julliot).
- In 1772, the same expert was commissioned to appraise the Crozat de Thiers Collection. In the ground-floor gallery of the Hôtel de la Place Vendôme, he described a pair of patinated bodies based on a Van Clève model, although at the sale of the same collection, he attributed it to L'Algarde, probably making a mistake.
“Two magnificent bronze torches, one featuring a man carrying a child on his shoulder; the other, a woman also with a child; the bobèche on the head of each child, & the foot serving as a seat for each figure, are gilt. These models are by Allegarde” (Crozat sale, February 26, 1772, n° 916, 430 livres).
- The attribution of the model to Van Clève of a patinated pair is confirmed by expert Julliot at the Randon de Boisset sale in 1777:
“Two candlesticks by Van Cleve; one depicting a man holding a child on his shoulder, the other a woman also with a child; the bobèche on the head of each child and the foot serving as a seat for each figure are gilded: total height 16 inches” (Randon de Boisset sale, February 27, 1777, n° 266, 650 livres to Julliot).
- Mentioned in the sale of the Comte de Luc, December 22 & 23, 1777
“Two candlesticks, one representing a man, the other a woman, each holding on one shoulder a child who carries on his head a strong bobèche: each figure is seated on a male- like foot of gilt bronze like the bobèche. Height 15 inches 6 lines. These two torches also come from the Cabinet of the late Mr. Randon de Boisset, under number 266, page 117 of the first part of the Catalogue.” (sale of the Comte de Luc, December 22, 1777, n°16 for 650 gold pounds).
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