Pair of wall sconces

The two sconces, one the mirror image of the other, are based on rocaille motifs, adorned with cas-cades of flowers. They consist of an assembly of three parts: a cascade of flowers, a candleholder, and amorini. These wall sconces are similar to those that the bronze caster and his workshop made in the same years for the royal palace. They reveal a close eye on nature, which can also be seen in the court fur-nishings of the same period, which took inspiration from France. Francesco Ladatte spent a long time in Paris, before returning permanently to Turin in 1744, and he was one of the leading names in the introduction of the rococo style to the court in Turin.