1810s Candelabras

Thomier A Paris, A Monumental & Quite Rare Pair of French Empire Egyptian Style Doré Bronze and Patinated bronze Seven Light Candelabras After Designs by Charles Percier, Signed ...

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...

An exceptional and highly decorative pair of French Empire period four-light candelabra, dating to approximately 1815, executed in richly contrasting gilt bronze and dark patinated bronze and centered upon beautifully modeled winged figures of Victoria, the Roman goddess of Victory. Monumental in scale at approximately 30 inches high, this impressive matched pair embodies the archaeological classicism, imperial symbolism and superb bronzework that defined the finest French decorative arts of the Napoleonic and early Restoration periods. Each candelabrum is conceived as an elegant winged female figure of Victoria, modeled in dark patinated bronze and standing delicately upon a gilded spherical orb. The figures are depicted in classical drapery, their large feathered wings falling behind the body while both arms are raised overhead to support an elaborate gilt-bronze capital from which the candle branches emerge. Above each figure rises an ornate arrangement of four lights, incorporating scrolling gilt-bronze branches ornamented with classical foliate and floral motifs. The beautifully chased arms terminate in finely detailed candle cups and broad drip pans, while the elevated central stem culminates in a sculptural flame-form finial. The interplay between the dark patination of the figures and the warm gilding of the architectural and decorative elements produces the dramatic two-tone effect so closely associated with sophisticated French Empire bronzes. The winged Victoria figures are particularly striking. Their serene classical faces, tightly arranged hair, articulated feathered wings and deeply folded garments display a sculptural quality intended to evoke the art of antiquity. The use of Victory standing upon an orb was an especially appropriate symbol within Empire design, communicating triumph, power and imperial grandeur. Each candelabrum is supported upon an imposing architectural pedestal formed with a ribbed cylindrical gilt-bronze column, surmounted by a richly modeled foliate collar and raised upon a substantial stepped square plinth. Classical ornament is carried throughout the composition, creating a remarkably cohesive design from base to finial. An Important French Empire Design Tradition The design belongs to the celebrated French Empire “à la victoire” tradition of candelabra incorporating winged figures of Victory. Of particular historical interest, this family of winged-figure candelabra has been connected to a drawing attributed to the celebrated architects and designers Charles Percier and Pierre-François-Léonard Fontaine. That related design depicts an à la victoire candlestick intended for the boudoir of Empress Joséphine at Saint-Cloud, illustrating how closely this imagery was associated with the highest levels of French Empire interior decoration. These à la victoire candelabrums are in the manner associated with the workshop tradition of Pierre-Philippe Thomire (1751–1843), one of the leading Parisian bronze founders and chasers of the Empire period, who was appointed Ciseleur de l’Empereur in 1809. Details Origin: France Period: French Empire Date: Circa 1815 Material: Gilt bronze and dark patinated bronze Form: Matched pair of four-light candelabra Figures: Winged goddess Victoria / Victory Design: Classical à la victoire type Height: Approx. 30 in. Width: Approx. 9.75 in. Depth: Approx. 9 in. Quantity: Pair Condition: Antique condition with age-appropriate surface wear, oxidation, patina and rubbing to the gilding consistent with objects over two centuries old. Please review photographs carefully as they form an important part of the condition description. The substantial scale makes these considerably more commanding than ordinary mantel candelabra...

An Exceptional and Quite Rare Pair of French Empire Period Dore Bronze Six-Light Candelabra with Swans, Signed Thomire a Paris. The candelabra are cast in dore bronze and formed wit...

A Fine and Unusual Pair of French 1st Empire Period Doré Bronze and Verde Antico Marble Figural Neoclassical Five-Arm Candelabra. Each candelabrum features a tall central shaft issui...

A Pair of Regency Crystal and Gilt Bronze Two-Light Candelabra with Central Crystal Vase, Attributed to John Blades, London, circa 1810. Each features a central urn-shaped crystal st...

A Pair of Early 19th Century English Ormolu Mounted Hand-Diamond Cut Crystal Two-Arm Candelabra. Each candelabra features finely hand-diamond cut crystal elements mounted with ormolu...

c1810-1820 Antique British Regency 2 Light Cut Glass and Dore Bronze Pegasus Winged Horse Candelabra/ Girandole.

A fine pair of Regency cut glass candelabra by John Blades the radial cut bases of column form mounted with twin arm ormolu branches supporting pillar and file cut drip pans and cand...

c1810 Pair Expertly Cut Glass w/ Ormolu Candelabra/ Candle Holders. The cut glass is extraordinary, the Ormolu shines. This is a high quality piece of Gorgian history.

19thc British Grand Scale Gilt Bronze Monumental Candelabrum Featuring Serpents and othe Creatures. This is an important Continental piece.

Executed as stylized palms on rectangular landscape bases. The girandoles, each with four nozzles, are crafted in gilt-patinated wood with stucco elements. In unrestored original con...

Title Pair of Early-Mid-19th Century Gilt Bronze Candelabras in the Manner of André-Charles Boulle Description A richly ornamented pair of mid-19th century gilt bronze candelabras, ...

A pair of English XIX Century, three branch bronze candelabra of Greco-Roman design. With masks and hung with chains.

A Stunning Pair of Empire Dore Bronze Four Light Candelabra, Which Convert to Candlesticks. Each constructed with a circular base supporting a tall fluted shaft and detachable four...

A pair of Regency candelabra of temple form on ormolu bases mounting four cut glass columns, the base issuing two scroll arms supporting candle nozzles and drip pans the centre with ...

A fine quality pair of regency period cut-glass, gilt and bronzed candelabra the diamond cut base surmounted with a centre bronzed urn this urn ormolu mounted with anthemion and supporting twin candle branches this with radial cut scalloped edged drip pans and flat top diamond cut candle...

An exceptional pair of Regency period gilt bronze cherub candelabra, the mercurial gilt bases with finely knurled decoration, the bases s...

A fine pair of French Empire patinated bronze and ormolu figural two branch candelabra. Set on square ormolu socle with cylinder ormolu stem wit...

French Empire period Egyptian style porcelain candelabra French, c. 1815 Height 81cm, width 27cm, depth 27cm These extremely fine candelabra date from the early 19th Century, during the period of Napoleonic dominance in Europe. It was during this period that interest in the ancient civilisation of Egypt started to become fashionable, in large part due to Napoleon's conquest of the region at the turn of the 19th Century. Each candelabrum is modelled as a standing cross...

A pair of Empire candelabra for five candles each, crafted by Pierre Chibout in the early 19th century. The candelabra are made of patinated and fire-gilded bronze. The candelabras f...

Pair magnificent antique French "Charles X" bronze and sienna marble candelabra, Circa 1810-1820.