Pair of large pilaster capitals - woodwork - natural oak - Louis XVI

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Pair of large pilaster capitals - woodwork - natural oak - Louis XVI

Name: Pair of large pilaster capitals - woodwork - natural oak - Louis XVI
Brand: Antikeo
SKU: IUCZBY12U0
Price: 420 EUR
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420 €

Period 18th century

Style Louis XVI

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Pair of large Louis XVI pilaster capitals
Carved and molded oak au naturel
Paris, late 18th century
H. 60 ; L. 36 ; P. 10

Our pair of capitals rest on a slightly arched lower part decorated with fluting; the upper part is richly carved with foliage in high and low relief, allowing the light to be caught and played with.

An example of neoclassical architecture
Since La supplication aux orfèvres (1754) and the rediscovery of Herculaneum and Pompeii, art has returned to the sources of ancient classicism. The whole of Paris is Greek, and the neoclassical style is taking hold in all the arts. Soufflot's construction of the church of Sainte-Geneviève illustrates the permeability of the antique model in neoclassical architecture.

The presence of grooves in the upper and lower parts of the capitals suggests that they were part of a dismantled or unfortunately destroyed architectural ensemble. This pair of capitals was most likely originally located on the upper part of a church altarpiece. A rare example of the penetration of Neoclassicism into religious art, our pair of fragments is ideally suited to decorating a wall, framing a door or simply standing upright on a chest of drawers.

Condition report: minor wear and minor missing parts

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