Antique French Louis XIV Style Gilt Bronze Lantern
This magnificent gilt bronze chandelier comes from Lacarrière Frères & Delatours and dates from the mid-to-late 19th century. It carries the stamped mark PARIS / LACARRIERE FRERES / DELATOURS & Cie, and measures 68 by 27.5 inches (173 by 70 cm). The fixture has recently been regilt and electrified and is ready for installation. According to Sotheby's, the firm of Auguste Lacarrière sent exhibits to the first International Exhibition in London in 1851. At that time they seem to have occupied two Paris addresses, 9 rue St Elizabeth and 55 rue Meslay, as well as another outlet in Limoges. They are recorded as showing "specimens of lustres, sconces, chandeliers, medallions, etc." By the 1862 Exhibition they were only recorded at the St Elizabeth address and showed "appareils à gaz de fonte, de zinc et de bronze." Nevertheless, their exhibit was highly praised and the business, now called A. Lacarrière, Père et Fils et Cie, received a medal for good design and fabrication. Price upon request.
