Pr, French Rococo Revival Gilt Bronze Sconces With Porcelain Flowers, 19th C

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This refined pair of French wall-mounted candle sconces is fashioned in gilt bronze and conceived in the Rococo Revival manner … Read more This refined pair of French wall-mounted candle sconces is fashioned in gilt bronze and conceived in the Rococo Revival manner popular in the 19th century, with asymmetrical rocaille backplates issuing scrolling acanthus, curling stems, and lily-form candle nozzles that read as an exuberant botanical spray. The gilt bronze framework is animated by deeply modeled leaves and tendrils, while hand-modeled porcelain blossoms—applied throughout in white, blush pink, yellow, and lavender tones with shaded petals and emphasized centers—introduce a vivid polychrome counterpoint to the warm gilded surface. The composition is arranged to function as both lighting and wall sculpture, with the flowers and foliage projecting outward in a lively, garden-like profusion that recalls the 18th-century French taste for floral ornament, reinterpreted through 19th-century revival aesthetics. While no maker’s mark is visible in the photographs provided, the combination of chased gilt bronze and applied porcelain flowerwork is consistent with French decorative production of the 19th century, particularly in the continuing Parisian tradition of luxuriously embellished lighting and decorative mounts.

Measurements: 15" h x 12" w x 8.5" d See less