A Pair of Fine Napoleon III Period Gilt-Bronze Vases, Mounted as Table Lamps

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A Pair of Fine Napoleon III Period Gilt-Bronze Vases, Mounted as Table Lamps, By Henry Picard.

Signed ‘H. PICARD’.

These vases exhibit finely detailed bronze work with superb matte and burnished gilding. They are conceived in the Louis XVI stye and adorned with attributes of love; cloudbourne doves and putti, and celebration; satyr modelled handles and vine swags. Each on a spreading leaf cast socle and square base.

Revived by Henri Picard in the 19th century, the distinctive design of vase candelabra with seated fauns is indebted to François Rémond (1742-1812) who is credited with making two pairs of Louis XVI period vases with candelabra in the Wallace Collection, London (Inv. Numbers F33 and F132). Other examples in the Louvre, Paris, the Huntington Gallery, California and the Frick Collection, New York are indicative of the popularity of this model, most likely supplied by the marchand mercier, Dominique Daguerre, perhaps sourced from different bronzier workshops.

Fitted as lamps. Wired for electricity.

France, Circa 1860.

56 cm. high excluding fittings and shades.