Pair of Bronze and Alpine Green Marble Candelabra France Late 1800s Early 1900s

Pair of two-light candelabra in gilt and chiseled bronze. Arms with leaf volutes resting on fruit basket held by putto in dark patina bronze. The putto rests on a vase-shaped sphere ...

Pair of lantern holders with iron frame and carved and gilded wooden body. An expression of the fully Baroque taste, the arms are moved in an "S" shape, while the wooden essence is c...

Pair of Napoleon III patinated and gilt bronze figural candelabras. Each standing on rouge royal marble bases, the figures appear to be gracefully holding a cornocupia full of flower...

A Very Fine Pair of Late 19th Century Two Tone Bronze Nine Light Candelabra After Clodion After Clodion Each cast as a female and a male figure from a bacchanale upholding eight scroll branches with a central branch in the form of a quiver, on a bronze mounted circular base of granite. Claude Michael Clodion, [1738-1814], was the son-in-law of sculptor Augustin Pajou; he trained in Paris in the workshops of Lambert Sigisbert Adam, his maternal uncle and Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, the most successful sculptor of the time. After winning the Prix de Rome, he moved to Italy, sharing a studio with Jean-Antoine Houdon and studying antique, Renaissance, and Baroque sculpture. In 1771 Clodion returned to Paris, where he continued to produce mostly in terracotta. He also worked with his brothers in other media, decorating objects...