Pair of Patinated Bronze Figural Torchères

This listing features a pair of bronze casted Louis XV style candelabras. Also known as Rococo style, Louis XV is characterized by superior craftsmanship and ornate curves, intricate...

This listing features a pair of gilt bronze three-light candelabras that are Rococo-style and most likely originated from France in 1900s, each with a detachable central finial. A ...

Late 19th/20th c., four-arm, diamond cut crystal and gilt bronze candelabra, drilled for lamps but not electrified, unmarked

Pair of antique French gilt bronze & marble figural nude candelabras. A neoclassical nude maiden atop a white marble column base.

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...

This is a pair of large heavy patinated bronze mermaids sculptures torcheres and/or candelabras. Both depict a half hair styled head and naked trunk...

A pair of boy and girl putti, carrying seven light gilt bronze torchères with fluting, bands of acanthus leaves with scroll form branches. The putti are patenated a rich black, donni...