Chiselled and gilded bronze.
H.: 55 cm. (21 ¾ in.) ; W.: 45 cm. (17 ¾ in.) ; D.: 26 cm. (10 ¼ in.).
Marks and inscriptions : numbers 2 and 4, engraved on the shafts of the two sconces, visible under the central scroll.
Provenance : Private Collection.
Comparative literature : Ernest Dumonthier, Les Bronzes d’Eclairage et de Chauffage du Mobilier National, Paris, Massin, 1912, pl. 35, n° 3 ; Jean-Jacques Gautier et Bertrand Rondot, “Pair of light arms from the apartments of Rambouillet”, Le château de Versailles raconte le Mobilier national, Paris, 2011, pp. 214-215.
