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A PAIR OF EMPIRE ORMOLU
CANDLESTICKS
ATTRIBUTED TO CHARLES GALLE, CIRCA
1805
The tapering octagonal stem mounted wiht
draped maidens, on spreading circular foot
12 in. (30.5 cm.) high, 5¬ in. (14 cm.) diameter (2)
$3,000-5,000
PROVENANCE:
Possibly supplied to the château de Fontainebleau
in 1804 or 1805.
This striking pair of candlesticks is identical
to three pairs delivered by Claude Galle to
Fontainebleau, two in 1804 and one in 1805.
One pair remains at Fontainebleau, stamped
with the inventory number 'F 3527'. The first
two pairs were delivered by Galle in November
1804 and were described as '2 paires de
flambeaux dorés or mat têtes de génies', at a
cost of 380 francs. The third pair, described as
'grand model', was delivered in 1805 at a cost
of 200 francs, which was later reduced to 190.
In 1807 one pair was recorded in the deuxième
salon de l'Empereur, while the other two were
in the salon de l'Impératrice. By 1810, two pairs
had been moved to the salle du Trône, and one
was in the deuxième salon de l'Impératrice. One
pair left Fontainebleau in 1871, and another in
1898. However, in the absence of any inventory
numbers on these examples, it is not possible
to ascertain whether they are either of the two
missing pairs, see J.P. Samoyault, Musée National
du Château de Fontainebleau: Pendules et bronzes
d'ameublement entrés sous le Premier Empire,
Paris, 1989, p. 193, Cat. 179.

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A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED
MAHOGANY ENCOIGNURE
POSSIBLY NORTH EUROPEAN, LATE 18TH
CENTURY, LARGELY LATER MOUNTED
The shaped brocatelle d'Espagne top above frieze
mounted with Greek key and rosettes, with two
curved doors opening to two shelves, raised on
tapering legs
37 in. (94 cm.) high, 29Ω in. (75 cm.) wide, 20 in.
(51 cm.) deep
$2,000-3,000

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