A pair of important French Louis-Philippe Royal... Lot 308

A pair of important French Louis-Philippe Royal ormolu and hardstone mounted candelabra made for Ferdinand-Philippe duc d'Orleans by Guillaume Deniere, designed by Aime Chenavard, the figures by Jean-Jacques Feuchere and the semi-precious and hardstone ornaments by M. Combettes, Paris, each with a female musician finial above a globe issuing eight leaf and lappet scroll branches, above a stem with gargoyle masks, eagles and with an entwined serpent, the circular base applied with hardstones and modelled with a smaller globe with music-making putti, 111cm high. (2) Provenance: Commissioned by Ferdinand-Philippe duc d'Orleans (1810-1842) in 1834 and delivered to the Palais des Tuileries, Paris, on the 20th April 1839. Sold by the duchesse d'Orleans (1814-1858): Hotel Drouot, Paris, 18th-20th January 1853, either lots 3, 4 but probably lot 6. By family repute, the candelabra were acquired by Sir James Watts of Abney Hall, Manchester, in the mid-19th century. Thence by descent to Lady Eleanor Campbell-Orde. The estate of the late Sir John Alexander Campbell-Orde, 6th Baronet (1943-2016). THE DUC D'ORLEANS' CANDELABRA - A LOST SURTOUT DE TABLE Ferdinand-Philippe duc d'Orleans was born in Palermo in 1810. He was the eldest son of King Louis Philippe and was a noted soldier serving in campaigns in Algeria and was one of the most dynamic and popular figures of the July monarchy. Along with his brother, the duc de Nemours, he had apartments in the Pavillon de Marsan in the Tuileries and as a patron of the arts he employed famous architects, artists and ebenistes to furnish them. He commissioned paintings from Delacroix and furniture from Bellange. After receiving the title of duc d'Orleans in 1830, the young Duke was to order a magnificent surtout de table to grace the dining room which overlooked the rue de Rivoli. The surtout de table was designed by Aime Chenavard and followed the Duke's passion for the Renaissance and Medieval revival styles. The Duke was keen to encoura