Pair Of Silver Sconces With One Arm Of Light

Pair of silver sconces with one arm of light representing a putti and a rich decoration of flowers and scrolls in acanthus scrolls and cabbage leaves. Dutch grouse mark, used at the end of the 17th century. Regency period Usual restorations, missing a flower on one arm H.15.5 x W.11 x D. 9 cm The Dutch are known for their dexterity in goldsmithing. If the Vianen family left its mark on the courts of Bohemia and England at the beginning of the 17th century, the aura of their professional corporation continued to develop until the 18th century. Our pair of wall lights, whose ornamentation echoes the emerging taste of the Regency, very French, should not be surprising. Indeed, a good number of Huguenots practicing the profession of goldsmith fled France the day after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes, in 1685, transplanting French taste to their country of arrival, notably Holland. Although we feel the Dutch influences - as in the treatment of the flowers, our pair of sconces can entirely be put in line with what some of these goldsmiths were able to establish.