Pair of Candlesticks in Patinated and Gilded Bronze

Pair of gilded and sculpted bronze candlesticks from the Empire period. The socket is very intricately sculpted with beading and foliage. Beneath the socket, three female busts face ...

Pair of three-branched candelabras in gilded and patinated bronze. They each feature a winged, patinated bronze cupid who is standing on a sphere and holding a torch with three candl...

Pair of small, patinated bronze candlesticks resting on three lion's feet that are embellished with palmettes and acanthus leaves. The tripod base is ringed with a raie-de-coeur moti...

Pair of candelabras in bronze and bronze signed Henry Cahieux (1825-1854) and Ferdinand Barbedienne. The shaft in the shape of vase with two handles is decorated with birds among branches, from which escape four arms of light in gilded bronze topped by a wader. The whole rests on a square base made of griotte Marble finished by four claw feet. Henry Cahieux (1825-1854) was the chief decorator of the bronze art manufacturer Ferdinand Barbedienne. Although he died too...

Late 19th century candlesticks crafted of patinated bronze, the stem decorated with Chinese. The man and the woman, elegantly dressed, rest on a tripod base. The base and the nozzle are ornamented with intricately detailed scrolls and foliage. Circa :1880 Dim: W: 4,3 in - D: 4,3in - H: 10,8in. Dim: L:11cm, P:11cm, H:27,5cm. Literature From the late16th century until the 18th century, Europe multiplied its trade with the Far East, importing tea, spices and porcelain, upon which the fortune of China and the various European East India Companies was built. The 1878 Paris World's Fair was the first time China officially participated at the Expositions universelles. Chinese architecture and interiors were presented, as well as the best of the nation's output in all artistic fields, including ceramics with crackle glazes, cornets vases...

Pair of candlesticks in gilded and sculpted bronze. The stem is adorned with a frieze of Greek waves that separate the upper, polished part from the lower part that is richly decorat...

Pair of Candelabras in Patinated and Gilded Bronze, Charles X period. Pair of Charles X period Candelabras, 19th century in patinated and gilded bronze. Dimensions: H: 37cm, W: 15...

A pair of French late Empire candlesticks. The bronze having a wonderfully subdued gilt finish from years of rubbing. This finish is matched by a subtle and unusual green patin...

A Beautiful Pair of Empire Candlesticks, Gilded and Patinated Bronze. Richly ornamented base with flowing leaf-pattern. Dark patinated fluted column which then continues into a gil...

Pair of candlestick in patinated bronze. The circular base shows a decoration based onmoldings and grooves, the latter element that is repeated by the barrel, which has been shaped into a circular stipe, and the vase that serves as the base for the candles. The brown patina of the bronze is reminiscent of stone, and the decorative elements of the candlesticks (pearl strings...

Pair of candlestick in patinated bronze. The base washer shows a decoration based on moldings, while the barrel rises from a pedestal topped by a large pearl and is shaped like a va...

Pair of candlestick in patinated bronze. It has a square base with flattened corners and decorated with moldings that create a staggering until almost reaching the barrel, worked as...