Pair of two-light wall brackets
Gilt bronze was extensively used for different types of lighting ranging from standing candlesticks and candelabra to hanging chandeliers and lanterns. Wall lights, bras de lumière in French, were often placed on either side of mirrors to reflect the candlelight. The chasing and gilding of this pair is exceptionally fine. Sprays of roses, lilacs and anemones decorate the branches while the central stem consists of a cluster of poppies, a symbol of sleep, indicating that the pair may have been intended for a bedchamber.
Artwork Details
- Title: Pair of two-light wall brackets
- Date: ca. 1750
- Culture: French
- Medium: Gilt bronze
- Dimensions: Overall (each): 15 1/2 × 12 1/2 × 6 in. (39.4 × 31.8 × 15.2 cm)
- Classification: Metalwork-Gilt Bronze
- Credit Line: The Lesley and Emma Sheafer Collection, Bequest of Emma A. Sheafer, 1973
- Object Number: 1974.356.214, .215
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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French
ca. 1785
French
ca. 1790
French, Paris
ca. 1787–88
Gilles Joubert
1759
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1768–70
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