WORLD'S FAIR, PARIS, 1889 - Lot 272

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WORLD'S FAIR, PARIS, 1889 - Lot 272
WORLD'S FAIR, PARIS, 1889 GUSTAVE EIFFEL (1832-1923) CONSOLE ORNAMENT FOR THE TOP OF THE RAILING ON THE FIRST PLATFORM OF THE EIFFEL TOWER. Painted zinc, in the shape of an acanthus leaf. 1889. Height. 66cm; Width. 31cm; Depth. 17cm. Missing metal, missing paint. Provenance : Eiffel Tower lightening campaign, 1983. During this campaign, the Société Nouvelle d'Exploitation de la Tour Eiffel entrusted some of the tower's ornaments, notably the zinc ornaments, to the Richaume company in Andresy, with a view to having them reproduced. The company did not go ahead with the project, however, and left some elements behind, including this one, which was passed on to the current owner. Biliography : Reproduced in Topographie de la France. VIIe arrdt, 28e quartier, tome 2, Champ de Mars, Exposition Universelle, Eiffel Tower, elevator, platform, events. Ref. J.L. 1946. 01501. Preserved at the Institut National d'Histoire de l'Art, Paris.
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