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H. Vian, Chandelier "with Butterflies", France, Circa 1890
$29,560.67
£21,664.10
€24,500
CA$40,573.50
A$42,872.61
CHF 23,057.12
MX$513,264.89
NOK 288,878.70
SEK 264,570.96
DKK 186,646.08
About the Item
Chandelier with eighteen light-arms in gilded bronze attributed to H. Vian, richly decorated with scrolls, pearls and cut crystal pendants. The whole is decorated on the shaft with three female figures forming caryatids and gilded bronze butterflies on the branches. In the lower part, a faceted ball adorns the whole.
Biography :
Henri Vian, a bronze-caster active in the second half of the 19th Century, made a lot of interior decorations with chimney mantelpieces, ormolu and patinated-mounted vases, chandeliers. He produced articles of the highest quality. The business, located at 5 rue de Thorigny in Paris (the Salé Mansion, now the Picasso Museum), was continued by Madame Vian after her husband’s death in 1905.
- Attributed to:Henri Vian (Metalworker)
- Dimensions:Height: 47.25 in (120 cm)Diameter: 30.32 in (77 cm)
- Style:Napoleon III (In the Style Of)
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- Date of Manufacture:circa 1890
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:PARIS, FR
- Reference Number:Seller: 21271stDibs: LU3860348027922
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