Pair of French Louis XVI Style Patinated and Gilt Bronze Figural Torcheres

Pair of finest quality and large early 19 century French Louis XVI style ormolu and patinated marble and bronze candelabra with figures ...

Pair of French late 18th-early 19th century neoclassical directoire gilt and patinated bronze figural candelabras on marble bases.

Pair of Louis XVI style gilt-bronze and rock crystal five-light candelabra. Each segmented stem with finial above pierced scroll-cast candle arms hung with pear-shaped prisms and con...

Pair of large and finest quality exotic orientalist motif French 19th century figural gilt and patinated bronze Candelabras on original marble bases.

Pair of French 19th century patinated bronze candelabra of the finest quality by Barbedienne of Paris, mounted on rouge marble bases, after the original slave sculptures by Michelang...

Pair of finest quality French 19th Century Louis XV style Gilt Bronze four arm Candelabras with Royal code of arms.

A very fine pair of French 19th century Louis XVI style patinated and gilt bronze figural two-light candelabra after a model by Claude-Michel Clodion (French, 1738-1814), one modeled...

Each with a bronze figure of a seated harlequin dressed in the 18th century manner seated on a turned matte bronze base with gilt bronze plinth and wit...

A pair of Large Antique French Louis XVI Style gilt bronze figural multi arm candelabras of exquisite detail. These unique candelabras are embellished with gilt bronze figures of neo...

Pair of large Louis XVI style gilt and patinated bronze cherub candelabra French, 20th century Height: 147cm, width: 69cm, depth: 69cm Impressive in size and exceptional in the ...

A striking pair of gilt and patinated bronze figural torcheres, by Bouchon, Paris. French, circa 1900. Stamped 'BOUCHON PARIS'. Each modelled as a winged male and female fi...

Émile Coriolan Hippolyte Guillemin, the famous French sculptor, designed these exquisite bronze figural torchères in circa 1880. Guillemin was an accomplished artist, who regularly exhibited at the Salon in Paris from the 1870s-1890s. Indeed, Guillemin showcased the original models for these candelabra at the Salon of 1872 to great acclaim. Guillemin’s designs were realised in bronze by the famous metalworker and foundry owner, Ferdinand Barbedienne. The Barbedienne factory was of the leading producers of artistic bronzes in the 19th century. The firm enjoyed great success, winning multiple awards at the major International Exhibitions of the period. The torchères are signed, ‘Ele Guillemin’ and stamped, ‘F. Barbedienne. Fondeur’, with an ‘A. Collas’ reduction stamp. Described in Barbedienne’s catalogue of 1886 as ‘Deux Femmes, Indienne et Persane’, these torchères take the form of an Indian and Persian woman. Each figure holds a five-light candelabrum above her head, composed of scrolled branches, wide gadrooned drip-pans, and foliate urn-shaped capitals. The Persian woman wears loose trousers, with a small top and short jacket. The Indian woman is dressed in a knotted skirt...