Pair Of Very Large Two-flame Wall Sconces; “c Couronné” Hallmarks, 1745–1749, Louis XV

A pair of very significant two-flame wall sconces
Hallmarks: “C Couronné” ”
1745–1749
Louis XV


Finely chased gilded bronze, with a curved wall bracket terminating in a bouquet of flowers; the two arms of the sconce are shaped like curved, leafy branches

“C Couronné” hallmarks
1745–1749

H. 41 cm; W. 29 cm

These wall sconces are of exceptional quality.
They were marked in several places with the “C Couronné” hallmark in the mid-18th century.

The Crowned C
“C Couronné”
Designed during the reign of Louis XV as a fiscal hallmark, the Crowned C has also become, for collectors, a hallmark guaranteeing quality and enabling dating: it was used between 1745 and 1749 and appears only on the finest bronze pieces.

See the pair of wall sconces, also hallmarked, currently on the French art market (€14,500);
Another pair, Sotheby’s, Paris, March 25, 2014, lot 34 (€85,500)

Inv. No. 2.201

€7,800


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