Set of six Louis style wall lights XVI. XIXth century.

A set of six two-armed sconces in chiseled and gilded bronze depicting cupids blowing trumpets. The sconces are decorated with acanthus leaves, rosettes, ribbon bows, and feature a pine cone at the bottom.

VR150A inventory mark.

Based on a model by Jean Hauré from 1787, master-foundry sculptor responsible for Crown Furniture from 1784, commissioned for the Château de Saint Cloud. A copy is in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.

Reference "Vergoldete Bronzen" by H. Ottomeyer and P. Proschel. Munich: 1986 (288).

France.

XIXth century.