Pair of English Beehive Design Brass Candlesticks, circa 1860s

A fine large and bold pair of brass candlesticks, c. 1860, English. Classic inverted brass beehive form. Both with push rod mechanisms in-tact. One base slightly wobbly. Measures: 12...

circa 1860-1880 pair of 8" brass candlesticks. English, push-rod, baluster form candlesticks with concave bases. Cast & spun. Measure: 8" h., 3.75" sq.

A pair of yellow ground Quimper candlesticks, late 20th century. Henriot Quimper, Grande Maison HB. Man & woman in Breton clothing. 9" h. Whitehall Antiques is a family business th...

Mid-19th century pair of "Thistle" clear flint glass candlesticks. By Benjamin Bakewell, founded in Pittsburgh in 1808 (the company grew and prospered until its closing in 1882). The...

Circa 1860s Blue Canton covered vegetable dish, Chinese. Rectangular with original cover. Minor glaze flaws. From the clipper ship trading era. 9.25" x 8.25" x 4.5" h. Whitehall Ant...

Circa 1950 sterling silver candelabra "English Rose" pattern by Fisher. A large, graceful piece with entwined arms, single rose motifs on an undulating ba...

A fine pair of large antique English brass candlesticks. In cast brass. With stepped bases, pronounced beehive turnings, and faceted knops. Each marked to the base with an Englis...

Pair of Victorian English polished brass candlesticks. 19th Century Pair of hollow core cast brass beehive candlesticks with a classic urn f...

Pair Antique English Victorian Solid Brass Beehive Candlesticks, Circa 1890.

Pair of 19th C. English Brass Beehive Push Up Candlesticks England, Circa 1880s Add a touch of history and elegance to your home with this pair of 19th century English brass beehi...

English hollow core cast brass inverted beehive candlestick. The elongated urn form candle cup with bobeshe rests on a short pedestal above a diam...

Pair of very elegant classicist candlesticks in fine patinated bronze, signed BARBEDIENNE. The execution of the casting is extremely finely worked with delicate leaves on the outer wall of the candlestick, with a head of antiquity on the upper part of the stem which flows into the lower part with fluting and side volutes. The 3 curved legs stand on raised feet with delicate strappy sandals. Measures: The diameter at the top is 3.5cm and at the bottom 13.5cm Ferdinand Barbedienne (* August 6, 1810 in Saint-Martin-de-Fresnay, Calvados department, France; † March 21, 1892 in Paris) was a French sculptor, bronze ware manufacturer, and gallery owner. One of the most important and popular Éditeurs d'art, or publishers of art articles, he had most of the French sculptors of his time under contract. Life and work Ferdinand Barbedienne was the son of a farmer. At the age of 13, he learned the Craft of saddlery. In 1822 he moved to Paris, where he first worked as a clerk in a wallpaper shop. He received start-up capital from his employer to open his own store, which he set up on Rue Notre-Dame-de-Lorette in 1834. He pursued the idea of exhibiting bronze statues in addition to his core business and mass producing them in small format. In 1838, he joined forces with the mechanic Achille Collas, who had developed the machine á reduction (réducteur for short); a device based on the principles of the pantograph that could reproduce three-dimensional objects in any size - reduced or enlarged. On November 29, 1838, both signed the founding contract for the company Société Ferdinand Barbedienne et Achille Collas, which aimed to commercially exploit the mechanized production of sculptural works for an initial 20 years. Barbedienne took care of the commercial management of the company, while Collas contributed the patent on his invention and seven existing machines, and with his profound knowledge of machinery was responsible for the production processes. Together they decided on the subject matter of the objects, the selling prices, and all other financial matters. In 1841, they produced casts of the Apollo of Belvedere, the Spinario, and 21 pieces with the motif of a bas-relief of the Parthenon. These were followed by versions of the Laocoon group, the Venus of Arles, and the Borghese Fencer, among others. Special interest was initially shown in works from antiquity, for which casts from the Atelier de Moulage in the Louvre served as models. The company continued to produce works by representatives of the Renaissance such as Michelangelo, Donatello, Giovanni Bologna or by French sculptors such as Jean Goujon, Jean-François Flamand, Pierre Puget, François Girardon, Antoine Coysevox...