Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze and Rouge Marble Oil Lamps
$22,000.00
Or Best OfferOur extraordinary pair of rouge marble oil lamps in the Louis XV style date from the late nineteenth century and come from Gagneau of Paris. Each 29 by 10.75 by 8.25 in (73.7 by 27.3 by 21 cm).
Each in good condition. There are fine cracks to the marble to top portion of the shoulder. There is minimal rubbing wear to the gilding and oil residue inside each. Lamp hardware missing.
Additional images forwarded upon request.
Known as Maison Gagneau, Gagneau a Paris, of 115 rue Lafayette ci devant B. d'Enghien, began operation in 1817 with their invention of a mechanical oil lamp. Innovators in lighting, the firm went on to become one of the three great bronze foundries of Paris of the nineteenth century, attracting important sculptors such as Ferdinand Levillain, and competing with Susse Freres and Barbedienne. The firm exhibited at world expositions throughout the nineteenth century.
