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A French gilt bronze figural candlestick In the manner of Corneille Van Cleve (French, 1646-1732), probably early 18th century image 1
A French gilt bronze figural candlestick In the manner of Corneille Van Cleve (French, 1646-1732), probably early 18th century image 2
Lot 87

A French gilt bronze figural candlestick
In the manner of Corneille Van Cleve (French, 1646-1732), probably early 18th century

Fine Decorative Arts
29 November 2022, 14:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street

Sold for £4,080 inc. premium

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A French gilt bronze figural candlestick

In the manner of Corneille Van Cleve (French, 1646-1732), probably early 18th century
The Vitruvian scroll banded and artichoke leaf cast cylindrical campana nozzle above a lotus and fluted shallow swept collar, raised on a figural support cast as a male Bacchanalian figure seated on a classical vase, supporting a smaller putto, the ribbon tied moulded socle below the vase, on a circular spreading base with spiral shankered decoration within a foliate cast outer border,
the collar drilled for electricity, 40.7cm high overall

Footnotes

The drawings for the design of the offered candlestick and a female companion candlestick were once originally attributed to Charles Le Brun (French, 1619-1690) but later attributed to be Van Clevé. These designs were first executed by Clevé's brother-in-law, the goldsmith Nicolas de Launay in 1702 in silver-gilt.

For a discussion on a comparable pair of candlesticks in the Wallace Collection, see P. Hughes, The Wallace Collection Catalogue of Furniture, Vo. II, London, 1996, figs. 30-31, nos. 232-233.

For comparable pair of Régence candlesticks see Christies, Hubert de Givenchy - Collectionneur: Chefs-d'oeuvre, 14 June 2022, lot 38.

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