Twelve-light chandelier (lustre), Attributed to Pierre Rémond, ca. 1785
Twelve-light chandelier (lustre), Attributed to Pierre Rémond (French, Paris 1747–1812 Paris), ca. 1785, French, Paris, Varnished copper alloy, gilt bronze, H. 55 in. ( cm); Diam. 28 1/2 in. ( cm), Metalwork-Gilt Bronze, Attributed to Pierre Rémond (French, Paris 1747–1812 Paris), The metal body of this graceful chandelier is composed of a vase fitted with a slender, spiral-fluted neck of gilt bronze, topped by an arrangement of various fruits. Two pairs of S-shaped candle branches emerge from the folded arms of two beautifully modeled female half-figures evolving from acanthus leaves, while additional branches spring from between the horns of two satyr masks
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