A fine torch in chased and gilded bronze, the urn-shaped soc - Lot 230

A fine torch in chased and gilded bronze, the urn-shaped socket with tripod base surmounted by lion's heads terminating in claws, the shaft in the form of three female figures in term or caryatids adorned with garlands of flowers, resting on a circular base adorned with a wreath of laurel leaves, the umbilicus decorated with falling acanthus leaves and the base encircled by a frieze of pearls. Based on a design by François Rémond, inspired by a drawing by Jean-Démosthène Dugourc. Late Louis XVI period (H.: 33 cm) This model was inspired by the work of François Rémond. The bases and bins vary. For similar or identical models: - Wallace Collection (London) - Castle of Pillnitz, near Dresden. - Sale Hubert de Givenchy - Collector: Hôtel d'Orrouer I-II and Manoir du Jonchet, June 17, 2022, Christie's. - Sale of the contents of a Château in Beaujolais, October 16, 2022, Alexandre Landre, lot 356. Bibliography : - H. Ottomeyer and P. Proschel, Vergoldete Bronzen, Band I, Munich, 1986, p.286, 287. - Charlotte Vignon and Christian Baulez, Pierre Gouthière ciseleur-doreur du roi, mare et martin 2016, figure 36