19th Century Bronze Bacchus Lamp

19th century Grand Tour patinated bronze figure statue of Silenus, The God of Wine. - Identical to that found in Herculaneum. An Greek mythology, Silenus was the tutor...

Exceptional antique French bronze architectural element used as decorative object of art. Beautiful oxidized green-turquoise patina, lion heads vines and Greek key motif. one of a ki...

Exceptional antique French bronze architectural element used as decorative object of art. Beautiful oxidized green-turquoise patina, lion heads and vines Greek key motifs, one of a k...

A beautifully cast pair of French 19th century neoclassical patinated figural bronze nine arm candelabra after a model by Jaen Jacques Pradier They are signed J. Pradier and were converted into lamps in the 20th century. Each candelabra is cast as classically draped maiden with one representing Phyrne and the other unknown, standing on a circular stepped dark green marble socle base. There are no visible foundry marks on the bronzes. Born in Geneva in 1792 in Switzerland, Pradier was the son of a Protestant family from Toulouse. He left for Paris in 1807 to work with his elder brother, Charles-Simon Pradier, an engraver, and also attended the École des Beaux-Arts beginning in 1808. He won a Prix de Rome that enabled him to study in Rome from 1814-1818 at the Villa Médici. Pradier made his debut at the Salon in 1819 and quickly acquired a reputation as a competent artist. He studied under Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres in Paris. In 1827 he became a member of the Académie des beaux-arts and a professor at the École des Beaux-Arts. At the Salon of 1834, Pradier's Satyr and Bacchante...

Art Nouveau lamp mounted on a sculpted and chased bronze vase, signed A. Clerget. This lamp carved in relief, presents a seated woman forming a handle, a head of sylvan among vine leaves and grapes winding a spout. The shaft of this 1900 light fixture...

A nice pair of late 19th century patina bronze two light figural candelabra lamps Each cast as a female figure in draped garment upholding candelabra with five perimeter arms and ...