OPULENT CHANDELIER "AUX BACCHANTES" Louis XIV style, Paris, 19th/20th century. Based on a model by André-Charles Boulle for the Royal Palace in Stockholm. Bronze. Eight curved light branches decorated with acanthus leaves, on a pierced baluster shaft decorated with Bacchus busts on claw feet. Flora masks and "Trophée d’amour" symbols. Fitted for electricity. Ø 96 cm. H 95 cm. In good condition. Fitting for electricity needs to be checked. The model for the chandelier on offer was a magnificent chandelier by André-Charles Boulle (1642-1732), which is in the Royal Palace in Stockholm (Cf. Jean Nérée Ronfort (Ed.), André-Charles Boulle, A New Style for Europe, Museum für Angewandte Kunst (Museum of Applied Arts) Frankfurt/Paris, 2009-2011, pp. 264-267, No. 31). * The full tax is charged on this item marked * in the auction catalogue, i.e. VAT is charged on the sum of the bid price plus the surcharge for those items. The VAT will be refunded to Purchasers providing a validly stamped export declaration.