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 (1900)
Strange, Thomas Arthur · London : McCorquodale, New York, Scribner · leaf 121
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 XIV. ANDRE CHARLES BOULE. Second Half 17th Century. Another lustre or chandelier by Boule is illustrated on page 143.This is in the Jones Collection. It is in chased ormolu, withbranches and nozzles for eight lights. A Bras Applique in chased bronze and gilt is shown here.…
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