Mirror sconce

in the style of Daniel Marot, attributed to Jean Pelletier c. 1690

gilt-wood, 94cm high, 109cm wide

One of a pair of carved gilt gesso mirror sconces, designed in the Louis XIV 'antique' manner of Daniel Marot, architect to King William III. They have ribbon-tied oval wreath medallion frames enriched with Roman foliage, garlands and cornucopiae of fruit and flowers, and incorporate shelves for candlesticks and porcelain.

PROVENANCE Ralph, Earl of Montagu, Montagu House, Bloomsbury

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