Four-branched wall light in form of Lyre (one of a set of four) 1780s French The celebrated bronze worker Pierre Gouthière supplied a pair of wall lights in the form of a lyre with the head of Apollo and olive-leaf branches for the salon of the Duchess of Mazarin. Sold at auction in 1781, the pair was acquired by the Duchess of Mazarin’s daughter, Louise-Félicité-Victoire d’Aumont, Duchess of Valentinois. The model was very successful and was frequently reproduced but with some changes such as this set which is based on Gouthière’s design but is smaller in Four-branched wall light in fo
Four-branched wall light in form of Lyre (one of a set of four) 1780s French The celebrated bronze worker Pierre Gouthière supplied a pair of wall lights in the form of a lyre with the head of Apollo and olive-leaf branches for the salon of the Duchess of Mazarin. Sold at auction in 1781, the pair was acquired by the Duchess of Mazarin’s daughter, Louise-Félicité-Victoire d’Aumont, Duchess of Valentinois. The model was very successful and was frequently reproduced but with some changes such as this set which is based on Gouthière’s design but is smaller in Four-branched wall light in form of Lyre (one of a set of four). French. 1780s. Gilt bronze. Metalwork-Gilt Bronze
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