Set of four three-light wall brackets. Culture: French. Designer: Design attributed to Charles Cressent (French, Amiens 1685-1768 Paris). Dimensions: 22 1/2 × 16 × 7 1/2 in. (57.2 × 40.6 × 19.1 cm). Maker: Casting and chasing attributed to Jacques Confesseur (ca. 1695-1759). Date: ca. 1745-49.The parrots' tails form an integral part of the overall design attributed to Charles Cressent (1685-1768). They may have been cast and chased by Jacques Confesseur, who collaborated with Cressent. In the catalogues of two sales that Cressent organized of his stock in 1749 and 1757, several pairs of wall lights with parrots, of either lacquered or gilded bronze, were listed. Strictly against guild regulations, Cressent, who was trained as both a cabinetmaker and a sculptor, had furniture mounts, wall lights, andirons, and other gilt-bronze furnishings made in his own workshop-a practice that brought him into conflict with the guild of casters and gilders. Although the model was popular and repeate