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Louis-Constant Sévin Candle Holders

French, 1821-1888

Best known for his work at the leading bronze foundry Maison Barbedienne in 1855, award-winning French ornamentalist Louis-Constant Sévin created awe-inspiring decorative objects worthy of the most prestigious houses of European royalty.

Born into a creative family in 1821, Sévin studied design and sculpture under Parisian artist Antoine-André Marneuf at the age of 13. In 1839, Sévin left to collaborate with sculptors Phénix and Joyau and design for famous silversmiths François-Désiré Froment-Meurice and Henri Duponchel. He then moved to London in order to evade the 1848 revolution, where he worked with goldsmith Léonard Morel-Ladeuil to design pieces that were showcased at the Great Exhibition of 1851.

Sévin returned to France that year to design models for Jouhanneaud and Dubois — a porcelain factory in the celebrated Limoges region of France — before commencing what became his decades-long position as an ornamental sculptor with Ferdinand Barbedienne.

For 23 years, Sévin created lamps, mirrors, boxes and more at Maison Barbedienne, which was one of the most revered foundries in 19th-century France, where its proprietor used electroplating to create ormolu. Working alongside chaser Désiré Attarge, Sévin designed Napoleon III-era works that greatly appealed to European nobility, and both kings of Belgium and Holland, Her Majesty the Queen of England, Madame de Païva and the Kremlin all awarded him commissions — this included his work for the final resting place of Prince Albert at Frogmore House in Windsor. 

Sévin gravitated toward ancient Greek motifs and his work often mimicked the ornate detailing associated with design in China and the Middle East. An extraordinary cabinet that features Moorish-style arches is held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, while his decorative clock designs, such as the neo-Renaissance-style model that earned Barbedienne the Grand Prix in 1878, are especially demonstrative of Sévin’s talent for creating objects with rich cultural significance.

On 1stDibs, find a collection of antique Louis-Constant Sévin lighting and decorative objects.

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Creator: Louis-Constant Sévin
An Exceptional Suite of Champleve Enamel Ormolu Candelabra by Sevin, Barbedienne
An Exceptional Suite of Champleve Enamel Ormolu Candelabra by Sevin, Barbedienne

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Illuminating Heritage: An Important "Exhibition" Suite of Four Ferdinand Barbedienne and Louis-Constant Sevin Champlevé Enamel and Ormolu Eight-Light Candelabra/Lamps This monumenta...

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An Exceptional Pair of Champleve Enamel Ormolu Candelabra by Sevin & Barbedienne

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Illuminating Heritage: An Important "Exhibition" Pair of Ferdinand Barbedienne and Louis Constant Sevin Champleve Enamel and Ormolu Eight-Light Candelabra / Lamps In the realm of de...

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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Louis-Constant Sévin Candle Holders

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Louis-constant Sévin candle holders for sale on 1stDibs.

Louis-Constant Sévin candle holders are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of ormolu and are designed with extraordinary care. Prices for Louis-Constant Sévin candle holders can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $125,000 and can go as high as $125,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $125,000.

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