9850 A pair of French Restauration period gilt bronze three arm wall lights after a design by Delafosse, the scroll arms with finely chased leaf decoration extending from a central boss with a flower filled octagonal vase finial, the arms hung with swags of bell flowers.
French.
1830-1850
Height: 55 cm (21.5 ins)
Width: 40 cm (16.75 ins) £8,000
Description
Very fine quality gilt bronze wall lights with original gilding and good colour. These lights are strong and bold fittings in a classic early Louis XVI design associated with the designs of Delafosse in Paris. An architect and designer he was at the forefront of Goût Antique or Roman Taste, reintroducing severe vases and tense swags to his decorative interior designs.
