André-Charles Boulle, after - Lot 172

André-Charles Boulle, after An important eight-light chandelier in chased and gilded bronze. It forms a fluted baluster shaft, embellished with caryatids, palmettes, ram heads and a seed at its base. The moving arms are adorned with acanthus leaves and masks of bearded elders, joined by laurel garlands. They support cups embellished with a frieze of gadroons and water leaves. The round binnacles are decorated with rings and gadroons. Paris. Louis XIV style. H_93 cm D_63 cm Expert : Stéphane PEPE Comparative works : Drawings of chandeliers by Daniel Marot and similar chandeliers by André-Charles Boulle, with slight variations, are published in "vergoldete bronzen - Hans Ottomeyer- Peter Proschel. Edition Klinkhardt&Bierman 1986, pages 50 - 55. *Christie's. Paris. April 14, 2015. Lot 389. *Sotheby's. Paris. November 8, 2021. Lot 116. Expert : Stéphane PEPE