Pair of Empire-style sconces by Claude Gallé Gilded and patinated bronzes.

Exceptional pair of Empire-style sconces based on a Claude Gallé model with Quatre Branches.

In chased gilded bronzes with a Dark Green Brown patina.

Sconce architecture: The shaft in the form of a sheath representing a winged and draped Renommée Woman, "Victoire à l'antique" resting with her feet on a sphere and holding with her arms placed along the body the branches of light, four in the form of horns of Abundance, carrying light with basin and palmette forming binet, Ornamented with heads of Lions, mascarons, griffins and laurel wreath with star and ribbon, Torch in Applique, acanthus leaves. The two front arms feature stylized old men's heads in a crown and palmettes from a model by Claude Gallé Bronzier(1759 - 1815).

Large and superb Dimensions: Height 57 Width 32 cm Depth 17 cm identical to Empire models.

Condition report: Magnificent condition, sumptuous high quality gilding in matt gold and burnished gold on the original agate (not easy to see on the photos), Parisian work, France, early 20th century, high quality casting and chasing. Extremely rare on the market of this quality and model.

A similar model is preserved at the Château de Rambouillet (previously presented at the Petit and Grand Trianons in Versailles, see Marie-France Dupuy-Baylet, L'Heure Le Feu La Lumière - Les Bronzes du Mobilier National 1800 - 1870, Édition Faton, 2010, p. 60 ill.

Claude Galle delivered an identical pair in 1808 for the Château de Compiègne and for Le garde meuble (Mobilier National). A pair was delivered by the merchant Darrac in 1809 for the bedroom of the Empress's apartment in the Palais Rohan in Strasbourg.

A masterpiece for lovers of art and history, an ode to antique beauty, the gilding is richly detailed, and the double patina further enhances the effect. A heritage from the early 20th century, fused with exceptional bronze. These sconces, worthy of a neoclassical palace, are a celebration of French art and craftsmanship, renowned the world over.

Link reference to Mobilier National:

https://collection.mobilier-national.fr/objet/GML-7513-003 (similar model)

https://collection.mobilier-national.fr/objet/GML-7513-004

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