Antique Torcheres

Pair of French flanking ebonized eagle and ribbon gilt carved wood and gesso two arm torchere

railings and various models of lighting. Their chandeliers, torcheres, and sconces were constructed in

refinement to these already sophisticated little torcheres. Versatile in both form and function, these

An antique French candle stand (or ‘torchère‘), in elaborately carved, gilded wood. This impressive

Late 19th century church torchère converted to floor lamp on a tripod base made of hand carved wood

torchere is first mentioned, according to Harvard, in the dictionnaire de l'Académie in 1696, but, the

pricket / torchère table lamps, previously as candlesticks but having been converted to electricity

winged deity carrying gilt torcheres. The bottom part consists of seven concentric circles of faceted

A tall Georgian period carved mahogany torchere fern stand. Solid mahogany of quality

torcheres.  

Italian Florentine hand carved wood torchère as floor lamp, a tall solid cembran pinewood pricket

collection of the Mobilier National Français. They exhibited mantel clocks, garnitures, torchères and vases

small objects, then cast statuettes, candelabra, clocks as well as impressive sized torcheres. He

A magnificent pair of antique Athenian Neoclassical style scrolled iron faux candlestick torchères

, to use this candelabra as a standing floor torchere. a floor torch, a lamp for a winter garden. It

Carved giltwood wall torchere candle holder, Italy, 19th century-1930s Hand-carved gold gilt wood

has been waxed. The neoclassical carving features a torchère and fasces, ribbon and laurel leaves. The

carvings top and bottom with a faceted section between The Torchere is very sturdy and decorated in the

Universal Exhibition of Paris in 1878, Lemerle-Charpentier bronziers exhibited garnitures, vases, torcheres

patinated bronze figural torchères: Esclave Indien and Esclave Indienne cast by F. Barbedienne (before 1869

carrying a torchère on their head and light arms to the side with a square shaped Giallo di Siena marble

fine molded detail, spiral ribbon, rosettes, and a crown of a floral wreath atop a torchere and quiver

, the horizontal supports with paterae details leading to a flaming torchere on fluted plinth.

, he created two caryatids-women-torchères, but he also worked for other foundries. Among others, he

A Pair of 19th Century Monumental Palace Size Osler Four Light Crystal Torchères/Candelabras. Each

especially with the torcheres-statues of the large staircase of the Paris Opera house (1873), recently built

Unusual Victorian fantasy pieces. A pair of carved hardwood plant stands or torcheres designed with

nineteenth century, celebrated at the Paris Exhibition Universelle in 1900 for his 'Torchere Lumineuse,' the

originally grey-green paint and white gesso. Neoclassical ornamentation consists of central torchere and

side pilasters, which are adorned with metal flowering torcheres tied with a bow and flanked by foliate

timeless torchere & carquois de fleche, both crossed and symbolizing both the power and the longevity

Dubois. Both statues are signed on the bases. These fine torchères are reductions of a pair exhibited

rendering of a young winged cherub, holding a spiral torchere in one hand that can be used for a candle, and

the figure holding aloft a torchere which leads the eye up to the candle holder. The gold finish is

A beautiful pair of antique Italian hand carved alabaster lamps / torcheres depicting Venus and a

range of his work-from monuments to domestic ornaments (torcheres and tabletop elements). He was known

& Fils The bronzier Maison Mottheau & Fils is famous for their 'torchère lumineuse' exhibited at the

as torcheres, table lamps. This artwork is shipped from Italy. Under existing legislation, any

Impressive pair of 6-light French Empire torchères with winged putti made by Philippe Mourey (Paris

Greek & Roman architectures of centuries past. The symbolism includes the torchere, signifying the light

monuments to domestic ornaments (torchères and tabletop elements). He won critical acclaim and state

: The firm of Mottheau & Fils is best known for their high quality light fixtures and it's torchère

A fine pair of French 19th-20th century Louis XV style figural gilt bronze Putti torchere table

consistently opposed, however, the static poses and idealizing tendencies of Neoclassicism. His torchères for

double flute, flanked by impressive torcheres bearing pine cones and surrounded by a wide border of olive

flourishes in bronze adorning the feet. Crossed torcheres bound by flowing ribbon, cast in bronze, adorn the

ormolu furniture mounts, candelabra, torchères, and ornamental mantel clocks. Suppliers to the French

door in its own shield shaped framework appears an exquisite torchere set in a concentric wheat wreath

beautiful maidens each holding the candle arm/Torcheres. The bronze was impressively cast, hand-chiselled

torchère with beautifully aged warm rich patina. Candle floor lamps such as this were used up through

exquisite torchere set in a pair of concentric wheat wreaths set upon a raised panel surrounded by fine

timeless symbols of the power and longevity of the French monarchy expressed with the torchere and carquois

sculptors, and their line of exceptional chandeliers, wall lights, candelabra and torcheres. With respect to

century torchere chandelier features a central iron ring which is decorated with flower details. There are

Lemerle-Charpentier & Cie circa 1870 to 1890. They exhibited mantel clocks, garnitures, torchères and

arts décoratifs, Paris, 1884, where MM. Journet exhibited a torchère with a silvered-bronze figure of a

figures, each angel holding either a trumpet or a shield, positioned between tall torchères and fluted