A PAIR OF FRENCH ORMOLU FIGURAL WALL LIGHTS IN LOUIS XVI STYLE

A PAIR OF FRENCH ORMOLU FIGURAL WALL LIGHTS IN LOUIS XVI STYLE

BY LEROLLE FRERES, C.1860

each in the form of a cherub, with an entwined serpent's tail supporting a fluted glass scallop shell, with a three-light fitting, the bronze numbered 'R5409' and the glass signed 'Lerolle Freres Depose' (2)

58cm high, 28cm wide

Catalogue Note

Edouard-Francois and Camille Lerolle became Lerolle Freres when they purchased their father's bronze foundry in 1849. At the 1849 Exhibition of Agricultural and Industrial Products they won a silver medal. They exhibited at many of the famous exhibitions in the second half of the 19th century and their work is characterised by a strong sculptural quality.