MAISON CHARLES - Lot 422

MAISON CHARLES RUBAN TRIANON" L'HÔTEL BRISTOL, PARIS Chased and gilded bronze, the plate in fluted pilaster with asparagus, held by a knotted ribbon, the three arms of light adorned with acanthus leaves, the spigot decorated with a frieze of piastres. Electrically mounted. Signed on the back. Louis XVI style. Height. 65 cm ; Width. 41 cm; Depth. 21 cm. PROVENANCE. Hôtel Bristol. 112, rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, Paris, 8th arrondissement. Ernest Charles took over Maison Ullman, specialized in the reproduction of antique lighting fixtures, and created Maison Charles in 1908 in Paris. Since 1984, it has been a member of the Comité Colbert, a group of France's most renowned artistic and creative companies.