BY HENRI PICARD, THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY

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A PAIR OF FRENCH ORMOLU SIX-LIGHT CANDELABRA
BY HENRI PICARD, THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
Each flowering finial above three eagle's heads and acanthus-clasped branches, the twin-handle vase body hung with garlands, stamped 'H. PICARD'
29 ½ in. (75 cm.) high; 13 ½ in. (34 cm.) diameter

Provenance

Anonymous sale; Tajan, Paris, 20 March 2008, lot 68.

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Lot Essay

The Parisian fondeur and doreur Henri Picard was based at 6 rue Jarente in 1831, moving to 10 rue de la Perle in 1839 where he remained until 1864. His firm worked on the petits appartements of Emperor Napoléon III at the Louvre, and was known for its fine quality production of pièces de table and garnitures de cheminée.

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