Two wall lights

anoniem, c. 1765 - c. 1770

These wall lights are early examples of Neoclassicism in its purest form. The model is emphatically ‘antique’, and every part is decorated with motifs derived from Classical architecture.

Artwork typefurniture, lighting device, sconce
Object numberBK-16899-A
Dimensionsheight 69.8 cm x width 50.0 cm x depth 35.4 cm
Physical characteristicsverguld brons

Identification

Title(s)
Wandarm van verguld brons met drie armen
Object type
Object number
BK-16899-A
Description
Verguld bronzen wandarm, met drie armen. De in doorsnede vierkante stam verjongt zich naar onder toe en toont aan de voorzijde rozetvormige bladmotieven en een festoen; ter bekroning dient een urn met twee oren, waaruit een vlam komt. De S-vormige armen zijn grotendeels bedekt met een acanthusblad; de voorste cannelure is met versieringen gevuld. Een festoen verbindt de beide buitenste armen met de stam. De met vlammotief versierde kaarsenhouders rusten op een schaalvormige basis met rozetten. BK-16899-b.

Creation

Creation
bronswerker: anoniem, Paris
Dating
c. 1765 - c. 1770
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Material and technique

Physical description
verguld brons
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height 69.8 cm x width 50.0 cm x depth 35.4 cm

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Subject

Acquisition and rights

Copyright
Public domain
Provenance
…; collection Dr Fritz Mannheimer (1890-1939), Amsterdam and Paris, 1936;{Von Falke 1936, p. 136, no. B. 75 a,b.} purchased from his estate, en bloc, by the Dienststelle Mühlmann, The Hague, for Adolf Hitler's Führermuseum, Linz, 1940;{Korthals Altes 1974, pp. 21-22.} war recuperation, SNK, 1945;{HNA, SNK Archive, 2.08.42, inv. no. 548.} on loan, with 1,702 other objects, from the DRVK to the museum, 1952;{Note RMA.} transferred to the museum, 1960
Remarks
Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.

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