Pair Of Gilt Bronze Wall Appliques With Rooster In The Louis XV-louis XVI Transition Style

Pair of Gilt Bronze Wall Appliques with Rooster in the Louis XV-Louis XVI Transition Style

This pair of three-light wall appliques is distinguished by its sheath-shaped stem and scrolling arms, surmounted by a rooster. A similar design, attributed to Jean-Louis Prieur, is illustrated in H. Ottomeyer and Proschel's *Vergoldete Bronzen*, published in Munich in 1990 (Vol. I, p. 172, no. 351).

A pair of a very similar model, albeit without the rooster, is preserved in the Wallace Collection in London (F370-3). It originates from a set of six pieces inventoried in 1788 in the grand cabinet or the queen's game room.

Since the Renaissance, the rooster has been one of the symbols of the king and royalty. It is found associated with the fleur-de-lis at the Palace of Versailles and the Louvre. This symbol was particularly fashionable during the reigns of Louis XV and Louis XVI, as evidenced by a pair of Chinese porcelain candelabras with roosters, sold by the marchand-mercier Lazare Duvaux in 1755 to the Marquise de Pompadour for the Hôtel d'Évreux.

Dimensions:

- Height: 20.1 inches

- Width: 16.9 inches

- Depth: 11 inches

Condition:

This pair of wall appliques is in very good condition, retaining its original gilding.