Pair Of "bamboo" Sconces, Attributed To Marnyhac, France circa 1890

Beautiful pair of Japanese style sconces in chiseled and patinated bronze with gilded highlights. Formed by two branches with geometric winding in imitation of bamboo, ending with bobèches surmounted by interlacing supporting binets decorated with flowers and Greek friezes.

Biography :
Marnyhac et Cie was used as the commercial name for the Société des Marbres et Bronzes Artistiques de Paris (the Paris Marbles and Artistic Bronzes Society) which was established since the middle of 19th century in Paris, on the Opera avenue and then at N.1, rue de la Paix. Managed by Charles de Marnyhac, the bronze-foundry company specialized production of luxurious pieces as well as casts from models made by the greatest sculptors of the time, such as Jean-Baptiste Clésinger (1814-1883), Amédée Charron (1847-1937) and Eugène Despléchin (1852-1926). The Marnyhac firm was awarded a medal at the 1878 Universal Exhibition, and showed again their works at the Paris Universal Exhibition of 1900. The company closed down around 1910.