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340 - Juste-Aurèle MEISSONNIER (1695–1750), after
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Juste-Aurèle MEISSONNIER (1695–1750), after PAIR OF CANDLESTICKS In gilded bronze; the sinuous shaft is held by a putto, on a tripod base with acanthus leaves. Louis XV style. Height: 24 cm (Signs of wear; drilled for electrical wiring) Note. This model was designed by the famous goldsmith and ornamental artist Juste Aurèle Meissonnier (1695–1750), based on his drawing *Sculpted Silver Candlestick Designed by J. Meissonnier, Architect*, 1728, figs. 10 and 12 (see H. Ottomeyer, P. Pröschel et al., *Vergoldete Bronzen*, Munich, 1986, Vol. I, fig. 2.1.1, p. 102). A pair of candelabra is housed at the Louvre Museum (donated by Mr. and Mrs. René Grog-Carven, inv. OA10530), illustrated in D. Alcouffe, A. Dion-Tenenbaum, G. Mabille, *Les Bronzes d’Ameublement du Louvre*, Editions Faton, Dijon, 2004, p. 59. Another pair is in the Wallace Collection in London (F.J.B. Watson, *Wallace Collection Catalogues*, 1956, p. 21, figs. 78–79).
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