From the collections of Nicolas-François-Sylvestre Régnier and Anne-Charlotte, known as “Nancy” Macdonald, daughter of the Marshall, Duke and Duchess of Massa.
Chased and gilt bronze and Mont-Cenis crystals.
H. 205 cm. (80 ¾ in.); D. 132 cm. (52 in.).
PROVENANCE: collection of the Dukes of Massa, 111 rue de la Boétie, 52 avenue des Champs-Elysée, Paris; acquired by Baron Elie de Rothschild (1917-2007) and after 1956 placed in his hôtel (town house), located at n°. 11 rue Masseran, Paris; collection of Maurice Segoura (1932-2013), Paris; collection of Hubert de Givenchy (1927-2018), in the hôtel d’Orrouer, also known as hôtel de Bauffremont, located at n°. 87 rue de Grenelle, Paris.
This very remarkable Empire-period chandelier, in gilt bronze and Mont-Cenis crystals, formed part of the collection of the Dukes of Massa and adorned the salon of the hôtel bearing their name, located at 111 rue de la Boétie, 52 avenue des Champs-Elysées, Paris. Acquired by Baron Elie de Rothschild (1917-2007), after 1956 it adorned one of the salons in his town house at 11, rue Masseran in the 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Chandeliers very similar to this one were delivered to the Garde-Meuble impérial between 1805 and 1810, notably by Antoine-André Ravrio, a bronzemaker and gilder based at n°. 93 rue de Richelieu, Paris. They were used in various official residences, including the Tuileries palace, the Saint-Cloud palace as well as the Elysée palace, which was Prince Murat’s residence at the time.
