Lot 610
A Large Pair of Egyptian Revival Lamps, in the form of standing female figures with gilt headdresses, collars, and large vertical bands of hieroglyphics on the dress fronts, with crimson tole shades,height 48 in. E3000/4000 Note: The present figures are based on a design of circa 1800 by Charles Percier for a console table in the Egyptian taste. The original pen and ink drawing enriched with grey wash and watercolor is retained in the graphics department of the Louvre Museum, Paris. The noted bronzier Pierre-Philippe Thomire adapted the model circa 1805 as a pair of candelabra with candlearms issuing from each figure's head. A pair recorded in the Chateau at Saint Cloud as of 1828 were obviously a favorite with Louis-Philippe and his family, as later inventories record the same pair in various rooms of the personal apartments and at the Chateau de Compiege. In 1909, they were moved into storage at the Llorel de Salm, Paris in theGrande Chancellerie de la Legion d'Honneur.
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