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The two Parisian mirror sconces at Knole: their date and makers

06/2002 | 1191 | 144

Pages: 332-337

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Author:

Bimbenet-Privat, Michèle (Bimbenet-Privat, Michèle; Privat, Michèle Bimbenet-; Bimbenet-Privat, M.)

Subjects

artists:

Collombe, Robert

artists:

Prevost, Ferry

artists:

Doublet, Pierre

buildings:

Knole, Sevenoaks, Kent, Great Britain

collectors and dealers:

Sackville, Charles, Sixth Earl of Dorset, 1638-1706

dates:

1650-1749

places:

England / France / Paris

subjects:

Metalwork / Silverwork / Attributions

subjects:

Interiors / Furnishings / Mirrors

Illustrations

Attributed works:

1. The King's Room at Knole, Showing the Mirror Sconces in Situ (National Trust, Knole, Kent).

Attributed works:

11. A page from the Livre nouveau de fleurs très utile pour l'art de l'orfevrerie, Paris, Balthazar Moncornet [1645]. (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris).

Attributed works:

2. Mirror Sconce, by Pierre Doublet and Robert Collombe. Paris, 1669-70. Repoussé and Chased Silver over a Wooden Core, 86 by 78.5 cm. (National Trust, Knole, Kent).

Attributed works:

3. Detail of the Central Bunch of Flowers in the Cresting in Fig.2.

Attributed works:

4. Paris Hallmark of 1669-70 and Maker's Mark of Pierre Doublet on the Candle-Ring of Fig.2.

Attributed works:

5. Maker's Mark of Robert Collombe on the Candle-Ring of Fig.2.

Attributed works:

6. Silver-Gilt Toilet Service of Mary Stuart, by Ferry Prevost and Philippe Regnault, with Candlesticks by Robert Collombe. Paris, 1669-71. (Devonshire Collection, Chatsworth).

Attributed works:

7. Pair of Candlesticks by Robert Collombe from the Toilet Service in Fig.6. Paris, 1669-70. Silver-Gilt, 17.7 by 12.7 cm. (Devonshire Collection, Chatsworth).

Attributed works:

8. Sconce, by Pierre Doublet. Paris, 1669-70. Silver-Gilt, 36.4 by 36.4 by 28 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris).

Western art unattributed:

10. 'Casket of Anne of Austria'. Paris,? 1660s. Gold, 22 by 45 by 34 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris).

Western art unattributed:

9. Toilet Mirror of the Duchess of York. Paris, 1658-59 or 1660-61. Silver over a Mahogany Core, 55.8 by 55 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris).

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