Magnificent Pair of Double Patina Bronze Candlesticks Signed Barbedienne 19th C.

Lovely pair of gilt bronze candlesticks, attributed to Ferdinand Barbedienne. The tripod base in the shape of lions' paws is surmounted by a collar formed of aquatic vegetation where a salamander wanders. On the fluted, elegant and straight was another salamander hastens to find its congener. The shoulder supporting the four light arms in the shape of an oil lamp is highlighted by three African elephant heads. The sockets are original and removable. A magnificent fantastic creature, guardian of this royal and symbolic fauna, half man, half animal, serving as an extinguisher, comes to magnify the whole of this sublime achievement of quality in all respects. Period: Late 19th century Dimensions: Total height: 55.5cm x width: 16cm The elephant is often seen as a symbol of strength and power. Being a large and magnificent animal, it is quite logically considered a powerful and majestic creature. His way of life, dependent on the herd, is at the origin of deep relational bonds based on loyalty, which develop the power and the will to defend others. The salamander had an amazing reputation for walking through flames. This alleged power has earned him, among other things, to be a royal symbol. With this exceptional power, the salamander was chosen by one of our most flamboyant kings, François 1er...

Lovely candlestick in chiseled bronze and gilded with mercury. Its fluted base rests on three top feet, a very pretty knot decorated with interlacing comes to sublimate a fluted shaft decorated with palmettes surmounted by a sleeve with a garland of finely chiseled interlacing. It is topped with a flame-shaped snuffer cap. Period: 19th century Style: Louis XVI Dimensions: Height: 28.5cm x width: 11cm Did you know that under the court of Louis XIV, the candlestick was also an instrument of power? The famous candlestick was in vermeil and with two sockets (a particularity highlighted by contemporaries, it was not so with the queen and the princes). Every day, at the beginning of the Grand Coucher, after the first prayers, the Grand Chamberlain, the First Gentleman of the Chamber (or in their absence, the First Valet de Chambre...

Superb pair of "quinquets" or oil lamps from Baccarat. The foot which acts as a reservoir is cylindrical in white opaline called "ball". The gilt bronze collar supports an original...

A delightful set of three bronze altar candlesticks. Originally, candlesticks usually stood on three legs, topped with a knot and a wick to hold the wax. In the centre of this cup is a spike on which the candle is placed. The candles on top are made of wax, white for festivals, yellow for funeral services or times of penitence.  In accordance with traditional practice, the candlesticks are placed on the altar itself or on a tier that is itself placed on the altar. They are framed by a cross which, if possible, matches them.  Period : 19th Century Dimensions : Pair: Height: 47.5cm - Width of base: 14.5cm - Diameter of bobèche: 12.5cm Dimensions : Height : 49cm - Base width : 16cm - Wick diameter : 13cm According to custom, the number of candlesticks is two, four or six, depending on the degree of solemnity of the celebrations.  A seventh candle is required when the diocesan bishop celebrates a stationary (pontifical) Mass, and even more so when the Pope is Bishop of Rome.  The sacred light is first and foremost a symbol of joy and, in ancient times, a sign of respect and honour.  Candles should be made of beeswax. Derived from the juice of flowers, the wax represents the flesh of Christ formed from the virginal body of Mary, flesh that will be consumed for us. When lit, the candle has multiple meanings.  First of all, it represents Jesus, the light without which we grope in broad daylight. The flame is the sign of Christ's divinity.  It also symbolises faith in these mysteries. White candles, made of purified wax, are symbols of joy and gladness, while yellow candles...

A lovely bronze inkwell, double patina, brown and gold, featuring a dog with a lively look, wanting to play, on a base with a doucine decorated with a frieze of water leaves. This...

Magnificent pair of bronze centerpieces or pockets on a red campan marble base. Sculpted glass cups with thistle motif. Symbolic representation of the nude, drunkenness and dance ...

We present you with this rare pair of candlesticks in double patina from the 19th century period of the Bourbon Restoration in France. The brown-patinated stem with a three-sided cha...

An unusual pair of mid-19th century French bronze and ormolu candlesticks, having grape and vine nozzles raised on swaged, fluted tapering stems surmounted by classical busts of man ...

Pair of Bronze candlesticks, 19th century A pair of bronze candlesticks, decorated with Chimeras, 19th century, Napoleon III period. Measures: H: 22 cm, W: 15 cm, D: 10 cm.

A fine pair of champlevé enamel candlesticks in a chinoiserie style by Ferdinand Barbedienne (1810 - 1892), made in Paris ca.1880. Signed "F. Barbedienne" They are an example of the ...

Pair of important candlesticks in gilt and patinated bronze, lamp mounted. Depicting Bacchanal of Satyrs and Signed Clodion. France 19th Century Measures h only candlesticks 65 x p 27 cm; h with lampshade 86 cm This pair of important two lights candlesticks was made in the 19th century, in France, on the style of the great sculptor Clodion. Each candlestick consists of a body with a sculptural group in patinated bronze inspired by the famous bronzes of the master. The base is circular, in gilt bronze finely chiselled with geometric decoration and foliate motifs near the four feet, of feline shape. From the sculptural groups depart two graceful arms in gilded and chiselled bronze, composed of ramage and phytomorphic elements that culminate in the two candle holders. In a candlestick the bacchanal consists of a female faun figure, that is half a woman and half a goat, playing with small fauns and putti, offering a bunch of grapes. In the other candlestick one observes the satyr Pan...

This highly decorative pair of mid 19th century bronze double candlesticks are beautifully cast in solid bronze. They have very good detail and are each in the form of a medieval wa...