Pair Of Louis XVI Style Wall Lights

Important pair of Louis XVI style gilt bronze wall lights. Three sconces with hunting horns joined by a ribbon. The barrel capped with a tied ribbon, finished with two trimmings tassels, oak leaves and a crowbar to dampen the proboscis. The horn pavilion is adorned with a crown of vines. Signed on the back Vian for Henri Vian. Height 108 cm, width 44 cm, depth 28 cm. Circa 1880. The original model of this pair of wall lights was created by the bronziers Edme Jean Gallien (1720-1797) and Pierre Bureaux (born in 1728) for the living room of the Château de Chessy. It was still in fashion under the Empire since a suite of wall lights of this model was delivered by Galle on December 23, 1809 for the Salon de Compagnie du Petit Trianon, illustrated in Ledoux-Lebard, Le petit Trianon, Paris, 1989 , p.98. Several of the most famous craftsmen, such as Beurdeley, or Henri Vian (Christie's London on September 10, 2013, lot 217) produced replicas at the end of the 19th century. The bronzier Henri Vian, grandfather of Boris Vian, reproduced these models with great virtuosity. He also participated in the Universal Exhibitions of 1878, 1889 and 1900 and was awarded a gold medal in 1889. He created the railings for the Villa Arnaga, Edmond Rostand's residence in the Basque Country. He also worked at the Ritz hotel in London and the Court of Auditors on rue Cambon. Its stores were located at 5, rue de Thoriny in Paris, in the Hôtel Salé, which now houses the Picasso museum and the school of crafts. Delivery possible. https://www.antiquites-saintjean.fr