Pair of Flambeaux in gilded chiselled bronzes Rocaille d'aprés Meissonnier 19th century

Superb Pair of Louis XV Rocaille style Flambeaux in chased and gilded bronzes XIXéme.Napoléon III, D'APRÈS UN MODÈLE DE JUSTE-AURÈLE MEISSONNIER Vers 1730

Architecture of the candlestick:

Round scalloped base with three-compartment bell beautifully and richly chased and molded with clasps and foliate and acanthus decorations with numerous projections and evolutions, various moldings, striations.

The central shaft with its "coup de fouet" base is tripartite-decorated at the top with acanthus leaves and falling asparagus, stylized shells and moths. The whole is highly molded with curves and counter-curves.

Surmounted by a handsome, large tulip-shaped tap with cartouche and acanthus leaves and moldings on a piedouche and with a spendide bobéche scrolled with acanthus leaves and volutes.

Virtuosity of form and finesse of chasing and with original gilding of the highest quality and with decorative effects of matte and gloss for fantastic contrasts.

Beautiful Dimensions: Height 27 cm Base 14 cm Superb condition. Superb dimensions, the volumes respected of this typical and grandiose Meissonnier model.

Period: Second half of the 19th century. Napoleon III circa 1860

Exceptional original gilding. Cleaned by our care. Beautiful chasing.

The traditional design of the candlestick is here completely transformed by the search for dynamism and contrast. Starting from the asymmetrical base, a spiral movement envelops the object, accentuated by the opposition between ascending and descending elements. Opposing forces seem to clash, shuddering through the silver bronze in a vigorous, permanent counter-movement.

JUSTE-AURÈLE MEISSONNIER (1695-1750): King's silversmith working at the Gobelins, he succeeded Jean Berain as architect and draughtsman of the king's chamber and cabinet, and became one of the leading ornamentalists propagating the asymmetrical rocaille style. The son of a silversmith from Aix-en-Provence who had settled in Turin, Meissonnier moved to Paris around 1715. An artist of many talents - he was a medal engraver, chaser, goldsmith, sculptor, draughtsman, decorator, painter and architect - he held the prestigious position of Draughtsman to the King's Chamber and Cabinet from 1726. Above all an inventor of form, he created a marvelous and surprising universe on paper, where asymmetry triumphed, and his innovative ideas contributed to the triumph of the rocaille taste in Paris in the 1730's. He disseminated his designs through engraving - for the most part collected in a work published under the title OEuvre de Meissonnier - entrusting the realization to others who worked under his close control.

Similar model reference:

Pair of candlesticks MET DP109188 - Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier - New York.

References at sotheby's for the same model. Palladio' 70 Furniture and Works of Art from a Villa Decorated by John Fowler and Tom Parr. Sale Style - Furniture and Works of Art 19 November 2020 Model XVIIIéme.

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