Description
AFTER A MODEL BY CHARLES DELAFOSSE (1734-1791) PAIR OF TORCHES WITH MEDICIS VASE France, Louis XVI period, around 1780. Chased and gilded bronze. H. 29 cm Base Ø. 15,5 cm. Beautiful gilding. Beautiful model decorated with a laurel garland suspended from three ribbon bows. The shaft is fluted flutes. The base is frieze of acanthus and heart-shaped grapes. The importance of the weight of these torches ensures them a stability.
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AFTER A MODEL BY CHARLES DELAFOSSE (1734-1791) PAIR OF TORCHES WITH MEDICIS VASE France, Louis XVI period, around 1780. Chased and gilded bronze. H. 29 cm Base Ø. 15,5 cm. Beautiful gilding. Beautiful model decorated with a laurel garland suspended from three ribbon bows. The shaft is fluted flutes. The base is frieze of acanthus and heart-shaped grapes. The importance of the weight of these torches ensures them a stability.