Polychromed Candelabras

Vintage Mexican Tree of Life pottery candelabra with Adam and Eve beneath a fruit tree, circa 1970's. In a style often attributed to Heron Martinez Mend...

1930s pair of Italian polychrome wood and resin candlesticks.

A polychrome bronze Art Nouveau figural candelabrum by Gustav Gurschner. A young woman with brown hair, dressed in a long flowing green skirt, with her breasts exposed, holds a seed capsule in each arm, into which a candle can be inserted. Gurschner displayed his work through the Viennese Secession Group gaining him much acclaim. His depiction of bare breasted women largely survives any stricture in that they have a quiet dignity and poetic charm that never stoops to vulgarization. The woman holds in each arm a lotus flower seed capsule. The size of the capsules relative to her body makes her seem a flower fairy or spirit. A candle would be placed on each capsule, illuminating the dinner table with spectacular charm, circa 1902-1904. In the lead up to World War I, Germany was swept by a wave of artistic nationalism. After spending most of the 19th century dominated by French influence, German artists desired a return to tradition. Integral to German tradition was the vibrant color of Late Medieval wooden sculpture...

1950s Spanish pair of wooden painted candle pricket sticks.

Late 19th century carved polychromed cherub three-light candelabra with gilt accents, later converted to electric table lamp. Gilt brass candle holder with candelabra lamp sockets an...