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Wall light (bras de lumière) (one of a pair)
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Wall light (bras de lumière) (one of a pair)

Medium

Gilded bronze

Dimensions

16 1/2 × 10 3/4 × 6 1/2 in. (41.9 × 27.3 × 16.5 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 2019

Classification

Metalwork-Gilt Bronze

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Culture

French, Paris

Rights

Public Domain

About Robert Joseph Auguste

1723–1805France

Auguste is considered one of the best silversmiths during the Louis XIV period. Much of the costly work he did for Louis XIV and Mme de Pompadour has been destroyed; he is best known today for his sophisticated, elegant, and austere table silver made for various royal patrons. In 1788 he was made supplier and manager of the Paris mint. His son Henry apparently took over his silver workshops ca. 1785.