Dutch Louis XV guéridon

Dutch Louis XV guéridon

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Kollenburg Antiquairs BV
Premier Seller
Name
Dutch Louis XV guéridon
Measurements
Height: 87 cm
Reference
KOLA10015
Techniques
Shaped, Veneered
Colors
Brown
Categories
Decorative Arts Lighting Candlesticks & Candelabras
Materials
walnut, walnut veneered oak frame Walnut
Styles
Louis XV
Periods
18th Century ca. 1745 Antique
Description

The guéridon stands on a tripod of solid walnut S-shaped volutes. The shaped stem tapers downwards from the central knop and extends above in a baluster shape towards the tabletop. The octagonal top has a raised edge and is veneered with richly figured burr walnut.  

Originally, in the mid-seventeenth century and after, guéridons were intended as stands for candlesticks (girandoles), and as such were usually placed against walls. Jean Lepautre’s Livre de Miroirs, Tables et Guéridons (ca. 1670) consistently shows a pair of guéridons flanking a console table with a mirror above it. This created beautifully illuminated interiors, bathed in the reflected light from the elevated candlesticks. Daniël Marot designed numerous variations on this “triad” arrangement – i.e. a console with mirror flanked by girandoles – for the stadtholder’s court. After 1702, Marot’s clientele primarily consisted of the nobility and the bourgeoisie. The concept of enhancing illumination through reflected candlelight gained widespread popularity among the Dutch bourgeoisie, leading to a corresponding surge in the production of guéridons.

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