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Sell what you have plenty of Buy now - Bruun Rasmussen

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A pair <strong>of</strong> French Louis XVI gilt and patinated bronze candelabra,<br />

each with female figures on cylindrical bases <strong>of</strong> breche d' Alep<br />

marble, holding al<strong>of</strong>t three branches. Second half 18th century.<br />

H. 77 cm. (2). DKK 200.000 / € 27.000<br />

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A pair <strong>of</strong> Danish Louis XVI gilt wood console tables, both with<br />

tops <strong>of</strong> white marble and fronts with openwork ornaments.<br />

Attributed to the Architect Caspar Frederik Harsdorff. Late 18th<br />

century. H. 84 cm. W. 91 cm. D. 60 cm. (2).<br />

Provenance: Lilliendal Manor.<br />

Architect Caspar Frederik Harsdorff represented an austere neoclassical<br />

style that was a reaction to the prevailing rococo style. A couple <strong>of</strong> Harsdorff’s<br />

most accomplished examples are his own residence, Kongens Nytorv<br />

3-5 (constructed in 1780), and Erichsens Palæ (Manor) by Kongens<br />

Nytorv (constructed 1799). He also practiced interior design and was not<br />

only epoch-making within architecture but also within the design and manufacturing<br />

<strong>of</strong> furniture. In ack<strong>now</strong>ledgement <strong>of</strong> his evident talent, C.F.<br />

Harsdorff was appointed Court Architect and Pr<strong>of</strong>essor.<br />

DKK 400.000 / € 54.000<br />

192 BRUUN RASMUSSEN TRÉSOR

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