Pair Charles X ormolu candelabra held by oriental figures

A fine pair of antique French Charles X period Ormolu candlesticks. The mercury/fire gilding is completely original. The circular base is decorated with anthemion rising through a cu...

A fine pair of antique French porcelain and fire gilded ormolu candelabra. Superb quality ormolu and very finely hand painted Bleu du Roi jewelled Paris porcelain. The candleholders ...

An impressive pair of early 19th century French Empire ormolu candelabra, in the form of winged figures of standing ladies, holding aloft flowerhead decorated nozzles, linked by flor...

A quite superb pair of French Louis XVIth transitional ormolu and white marble figural candelabra. Set on a square ormolu base with white marble socle. Each figure beautifully sculpted and hand finished by the Graveur after the fire gilding process. Both boy and girl hold an ormolu flower pot in which are two ormolu candle holders in the form of tulips. While unsigned, the form may be attributed to Prieur . Very fine condition with superb and original fire/mercury gilt ormolu and retaining hand cut screws and threads. Circa 1770. 16 inches tall by 4 inches square at base. JEAN LOUIS PRIER (le vieux) b Paris, 1732–6; d Paris, 6 May 1795). French sculptor, bronze-caster, designer and engraver. He may have been trained by his cousin JEAN-JOSEPH DE SAINT-GERMAIN. Prieur was accepted as a sculptor in the Académie de Saint-Luc, Paris, in 1765 and became a master bronze-caster and chaser in 1769. In 1766 he collaborated with Victor Louis and Philippe Caffiéri.

A stunning and true pair of French 19th century Charles X ormolu four arm candelabras. Each candelabra is raised by an octagonal ormolu base below charming richly chased female maide...

An impressive and high quality pair of French mid 19th century Charles X period ormolu candelabras of Diana the huntress and Augustus. Each candelabra is raised by a triangular base ...

Pair Charles X Ormolu candlesticks.  Pair French candlesticks in a florid neoclassical style with fluted shaft, beaded bobeche and capitals with floral and guilloche banding and open...

Pair of French ormolu candelabra, resting on a Verde marble base.