Pair of French Charles X Period Ormolu and Painted Bronze Four-Light Candelabra

A pair of South European carved parcel-giltwood and faux-marble painted torchères from the late 18th or early 19th century. Carved all-over with gilt acanthus foliage, each piece fea...

A pair of late 19th century Italian cream and polychrome pricket candlesticks. A pricket on top of each piece holds a candle in place over a foliate gilt drip pan. The central fluted stem features different carved sections composed of flaring columns with gilt foliate decoration separated by red or black painted rings. Raised upon a domed-top circular fluted flaring base on padded bun feet, this pair of Italian pricket candlesticks...

A late 19th century pair of matching triple candlesticks crafted of dark patinated brass and Siena marble. Each candlestick presents a tapering circular marble column supporting a br...

An Italian Baroque wooden carved parcel-gilt and ochre painted one-light wall sconce from the first half of the 18th century. The beautifully shaped and pierced backplate presents a ...

These magnificent candelabra were cast entirely of gilt bronze in the French Empire period of the early 19th century. Each candelabrum is formed as a cornucopia of scrolled branches holding four lights with drip pans, set on a single torch-form stem, held aloft by a Classical style figure. The figures, one male and one female, are shown draped in swathed clothing, with the male figure depicted holding a quill in his other hand, whilst the female figure clutches a delicate bouquet of flowers. The figures stand upon circular bases, set onto ovoid vases which featured fluted details and central bands of laurel leaf motifs. The vases themselves stand on undulating roundels formed of acanthus leaves, which are further set atop square-form plinths. Classically influenced works were popular during the French Empire period, when the Emperor Napoleon I sought to create a place in history for France alongside the ancient dynasties...

A high quality and stunning true pair of French 1st empire period, ca. 1810 patinated bronze and ormolu three light candelabras. Each candelabra is raised on a mottled square ormolu ...

A fine pair of French 18th century bronze and gilt bronze candelabra, each in the form of putto figures holding aloft three scrolled candle-branches on a red marble and a square whit...

A fine pair of French 18th century bronze and gilt bronze candelabra, each in the form of putto figures holding aloft three scrolled candle-branches on a red marble and a square whit...