Pair of Wall Lights

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Pair of Wall Lights

Creator

André-Charles Boulle

French Artist · 1642–1732

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Christened by his contemporaries as "the most skillful artisan in Paris," André-Charles Boulle's name is synonymous with the practice of veneering furniture with marquetry of tortoiseshell, pewter, and brass. Although he did not invent the technique, Boulle was its greatest practitioner and lent his name to its common name: boulle work. Boulle also specialized in floral marquetry in both stained a

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Along with firelight, candles were the only sources of illumination after dark in the 1700s. Wall lights such as these were usually fixed on either side of a mirror so that the reflection multiplied the flames of the candles. Scholars guess that the renowned *ébéniste* and bronze caster André-Charles Boulle made these wall lights. In 1725 a book of engravings of Boulle's designs was published, one page of which showed seven different wall lights. Many features of this pair are similar to details in the engraved plate, including the three different drip pans resembling flowers, the tall vine-like middle arm, and the branches of curving acanthus leaves.

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https://data.getty.edu/museum/collection/person/609695df-fd8e-4807-83c0-5d50d48696b9
Artist/Maker
André-Charles Boulle
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https://www.getty.edu/art/collection/object/107TJK
Date
about 1715–1720
Medium
Gilt bronze
Culture
French
Object Type
Wall light

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Object ID
77f704ee-d797-4ffc-8488-db29b10f4623
Object Type
Wall light
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Creator
André-Charles Boulle
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Culture
French
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Medium
Gilt bronze
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Department
Decorative Arts
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Credit Line
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
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Date
about 1715–1720
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Begin Year
1715
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End Year
1720
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