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An historical guide to French interiors, furniture, decoration, woodwork & allied arts during the last half of the seventeenth century, the whole of the eighteenth century, and the earlier part of the nineteenth (1903)

Strange, Thomas Arthur · London, The author · leaf 152

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of the frame, and a grotesque headblowing. On page 142 are some designs of whatthe French call Girandoles, which arecandle stands to hold several lights. Thosehanging from the ceiling are called Lustres.There are also some called Bras Applique,Bras de Cheminee—bras meaning an arm.These were placed… … Candelabrum. 144 Louis XI\- ANDRE CHARLES BOULE. Second Hal( 17th Century. Another lustre or chandelier by Boule is ilhistrated on page 143.This is in the Jones Collection. It is in chased ormohi, withbranches and nozzles for eight lights. A Bras Applique in chased bronze and gilt is shown here.…

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