The Dunham Massey Sconces

Peter Archambo I (1695 - 1767)

Dunham Massey Hall

1730

Two sconces from a set of six, one depicting Diana and Actaeon, the other Prometheus bound. Commissioned by Lord Warrington for the Great Bedchamber at Dunham Massey. Archambo was an eminent Huguenot goldsmith.

• Medium: silver
• Dimensions: 41 cm
• Art Fund Grant: £25000 ( Total: £300,000)
• ArtFunded in: 1997
• Vendor: Through Sotheby's

Provenance

Formerly in the collection of George Booth, 2nd Earl of Warrington (1675-1758); now at Sotheby's.

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