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Pair of 1970s Brutalist Bronze Candle Holders
Pair of 1970s Brutalist Bronze Candle Holders

Pair of 1970s Brutalist Bronze Candle Holders

Located in London, GB

Bronze cast pair of round low candle holders on square feet with geometric pattern on the surface, suitable for 4-5 cm wide candles.

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1970s European Brutalist Vintage Bronze Candle Holders

Materials

Bronze

A fine pair of 19th c French Classical candelabra with fine gilt bronze mounts
A fine pair of 19th c French Classical candelabra with fine gilt bronze mounts

A fine pair of 19th c French Classical candelabra with fine gilt bronze mounts

Located in Dallas, TX

A fine pair of 19th century French classical figural candelabra with fine gilt bronze mounts. Marble base

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Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Bronze Candle Holders

Materials

Carrara Marble, Bronze

Bronze French Early Empire Candlesticks
Bronze French Early Empire Candlesticks

Bronze French Early Empire Candlesticks

Located in Tampa, FL

A pair of solid bronze French early empire candlesticks with original dark patina. They are in very good condition, original bow bashes. The only thing it is missing is a block of wo...

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1820s French Antique Bronze Candle Holders

Materials

Bronze

Brutalist Candleholder - Gilt & Patinated Bronze - 1950s
Brutalist Candleholder - Gilt & Patinated Bronze - 1950s

Brutalist Candleholder - Gilt & Patinated Bronze - 1950s

Located in MOUGINS, FR

A candle-holder in wrought iron. It is plated with gold leaf and patinated, resting on three curved feet. This piece is in Brutalist style and was manufactured in the 1950s. It comp...

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1950s French Brutalist Vintage Bronze Candle Holders

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Pair of Candlesticks in Gilt Bronze
19th Century Pair of Candlesticks in Gilt Bronze

19th Century Pair of Candlesticks in Gilt Bronze

Located in NICE, FR

These gorgeous candlesticks are made of gilded bronze in the style of Napoleon III. Their stems are in the shape of figurines of a man and a woman in classical attires. They boast ex...

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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Bronze Candle Holders

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Asian Cloisonné Incense Burner
19th Century Asian Cloisonné Incense Burner

19th Century Asian Cloisonné Incense Burner

Located in Dallas, TX

This 19th Century Asian Cloisonne Incense Burner is a wonderful decorative accent from a bygone era ~ that still works! The process to create...

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Late 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Bronze Candle Holders

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

Magnificent pair of cherub candlestiks in bronze
Magnificent pair of cherub candlestiks in bronze

Magnificent pair of cherub candlestiks in bronze

Located in Los Angeles, CA

pair of cherub candlesticks in bronze , marble base two lights ,can be a magnificent pair of lamp they arte prepique to be monted as lamps

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1890s French Louis XVI Antique Bronze Candle Holders

Materials

Bronze

Marie Suri Anemone Candleholder
Marie Suri Anemone Candleholder

Marie Suri Anemone Candleholder

By Marie Suri

Located in New York, NY

Made expressly for Liz O'Brien by Marie Suri, these anemone candleholders are handcrafted in steel with bronze decoration and a copper interior. Festive for holiday tables and parti...

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2010s American Bronze Candle Holders

Materials

Bronze, Copper, Steel

pair of French 19th century Neo-Greek st. Bronze and Ormolu candlesticks
pair of French 19th century Neo-Greek st. Bronze and Ormolu candlesticks

pair of French 19th century Neo-Greek st. Bronze and Ormolu candlesticks

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A wonderfully decorative pair of French 19th century Neo-Greek st. patinated Bronze and Ormolu candlesticks. Each charming candlestick is raised on a tripod base with lion paws and t...

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19th Century French Greek Revival Antique Bronze Candle Holders

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Pair Of French 19th Century Neoclassical St. Bronze, Ormolu & Marble Candelabras
Pair Of French 19th Century Neoclassical St. Bronze, Ormolu & Marble Candelabras

Pair Of French 19th Century Neoclassical St. Bronze, Ormolu & Marble Candelabras

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

An extremely elegant and high quality pair of French 19th century Neo-Classical st. patinated Bronze, Ormolu and Noir de Sablé marble candelabras. Each two arm candelabra is raised b...

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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Bronze Candle Holders

Materials

Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of Italian Baroque Bronze Pricket Candlesticks
Pair of Italian Baroque Bronze Pricket Candlesticks

Pair of Italian Baroque Bronze Pricket Candlesticks

Located in Essex, MA

Typical form with candle pricket over a baluster form support and ending on a triangular base with paw feet.

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Late 17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Bronze Candle Holders

Materials

Bronze

Antique Bronze, Crystal & Marble Figural Girandole Set with Cherubs C1890
Antique Bronze, Crystal & Marble Figural Girandole Set with Cherubs C1890

Antique Bronze, Crystal & Marble Figural Girandole Set with Cherubs C1890

Located in Big Flats, NY

A set of antique girandoles from circa 1890, featuring bronze figures of cherubs and adorned with crystal prisms. Each piece is mounted on a solid marble base Measures- 1 + 3 - 16.75...

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Late 19th Century Antique Bronze Candle Holders

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Early 20th C. Charming Pair of Bronze Candleholders w/ Rock Crystals
Early 20th C. Charming Pair of Bronze Candleholders w/ Rock Crystals

Early 20th C. Charming Pair of Bronze Candleholders w/ Rock Crystals

Located in North Miami, FL

Beautiful dark patina and signs of age and use for these beautiful and uniquely adorned bronze candleholders with rock crystal embellishments to the bases. Great craftsmanship and h...

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1930s French Vintage Bronze Candle Holders

Materials

Rock Crystal, Bronze

Candlestick Figurative Adam Brass Antiquarian Renaissance Manner 28.5cm 11" high
Candlestick Figurative Adam Brass Antiquarian Renaissance Manner 28.5cm 11" high

Candlestick Figurative Adam Brass Antiquarian Renaissance Manner 28.5cm 11" high

Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK

A rare 18th century, figural, brass candlestick in the Renaissance taste. The stem cast as a male caryatid, most likely Adam, holding the candlestick positioned on his head with one ...

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18th Century German Renaissance Revival Antique Bronze Candle Holders

Materials

Bronze

Huge Candleholder by Van Heeck
Huge Candleholder by Van Heeck

Huge Candleholder by Van Heeck

By Peter Van Heeck

Located in Bois-Colombes, FR

1960s huge candleholder in solid bronze by Van Heeck.

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1960s French Vintage Bronze Candle Holders

Materials

Bronze

Pair 19thc French Empire Bronze Male Figural Candelabra
Pair 19thc French Empire Bronze Male Figural Candelabra

Pair 19thc French Empire Bronze Male Figural Candelabra

Located in Opa Locka, FL

Pair 19thc French Gold Bronze Male Mask Figural Candelabra. Very nice detail and stately candelabra.

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1890s French Empire Antique Bronze Candle Holders

Materials

Bronze

Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Wall Sconce by Gherardo Degli Albizzi
Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Wall Sconce by Gherardo Degli Albizzi

Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Wall Sconce by Gherardo Degli Albizzi

By Gherardo Degli Albizzi

Located in Florence, Tuscany

This Louis XV style gilt bronze wall sconce by Gherardo Degli Albizzi is beautifully cast in the traditional manner with all the sumptuous movement of the Rococo period, having seven...

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2010s Italian Louis XV Bronze Candle Holders

Materials

Bronze

1950s Pair of Antique Turned Brass Candlesticks in Classic Style
1950s Pair of Antique Turned Brass Candlesticks in Classic Style

1950s Pair of Antique Turned Brass Candlesticks in Classic Style

Located in Marbella, ES

An elegant pair of antique candlesticks crafted from solid brass with a turned design featuring classic, balanced lines. Each piece boasts a wide, stable base supporting a slender st...

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Mid-20th Century Spanish Bronze Candle Holders

Materials

Bronze

Set of 2 Primus Small Candlesticks by Emanuele Colombi
Set of 2 Primus Small Candlesticks by Emanuele Colombi

Set of 2 Primus Small Candlesticks by Emanuele Colombi

Located in Geneve, CH

Set of 2 Primus small candlesticks by Emanuele Colombi Limited Edition: 1 out of 12 Dimensions: W 10 x D 10 x H 31.5 cm Materials: Bronze Emanuele Colombi is an architect, int...

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2010s Italian Post-Modern Bronze Candle Holders

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Bronze, Other

A fine pair of French gilt bronze and marble Louis XV candelabras
A fine pair of French gilt bronze and marble Louis XV candelabras

A fine pair of French gilt bronze and marble Louis XV candelabras

Located in Dallas, TX

A very fine 19th century French Louis XVI marble and gilt bronze candelabra. Fine quality.

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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Bronze Candle Holders

Materials

Marble, Bronze

A Very Fine Pair of Gilt Bronze & Crystal Candlesticks
A Very Fine Pair of Gilt Bronze & Crystal Candlesticks

A Very Fine Pair of Gilt Bronze & Crystal Candlesticks

Located in Atlanta, GA

A Very Fine Pair of Gilt Bronze & Crystal Candlesticks in the Empire taste. France, circa 1930. Dimensions: Height 11 3/4" Diameter 4 3/4" CW5690

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1930s French Empire Vintage Bronze Candle Holders

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

Antique Bronze Candle Holders with Glass Shades
Antique Bronze Candle Holders with Glass Shades

Antique Bronze Candle Holders with Glass Shades

Located in New York, NY

The collection of antique bonze candle holders, shown here, feature various heights, base designs and glass hurricane styles and colors. Whether used singly or in combination, they ...

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Mid-19th Century Unknown Neoclassical Antique Bronze Candle Holders

Materials

Bronze

Candelabras Pair 19th Century France
Candelabras Pair 19th Century France

Candelabras Pair 19th Century France

Located in New York, NY

A pair of candelabras made of gilt bronze. Made in France In Late Empie Style during the 19th century. Top candle holder decorated with a loose torch.

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19th Century French Empire Antique Bronze Candle Holders

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Small Candlesticks in Bronze, 18th Century
Pair of Small Candlesticks in Bronze, 18th Century

Pair of Small Candlesticks in Bronze, 18th Century

Located in Brussels, Brussels

charming little pair of bronze candlesticks which were made in France during the 18th century. pair of candlesticks which is small in size whi...

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18th Century French Louis XIV Antique Bronze Candle Holders

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Pair of Gilded & Patinated Bronze Two Light Candelabra
19th Century Pair of Gilded & Patinated Bronze Two Light Candelabra

19th Century Pair of Gilded & Patinated Bronze Two Light Candelabra

Located in Hudson, NY

This lovely pair of candelabra, crafted in both gilded and patinated bronze, are 19th century French. Cast as female figures in Egyptian headdress and classical robes standing upon R...

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Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Bronze Candle Holders

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Maison Marnyhac - Pair Of Candlesticks - Gilt & Chiseled Bronze - 19th Century
Maison Marnyhac - Pair Of Candlesticks - Gilt & Chiseled Bronze - 19th Century

Maison Marnyhac - Pair Of Candlesticks - Gilt & Chiseled Bronze - 19th Century

By Maison Marnyhac 1

Located in MOUGINS, FR

A rare pair of candle-holders in chiseled and gilt bronze in Louis XVI / 18th century style, signed by Maison Marnyhac and manufactured in the late 19th century. Rich ornamentation ...

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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Bronze Candle Holders

Materials

Bronze

Pair Antique Neoclassical Gilt Bronze w Patina Sconces 3 light Wall Candelabra
Pair Antique Neoclassical Gilt Bronze w Patina Sconces 3 light Wall Candelabra

Pair Antique Neoclassical Gilt Bronze w Patina Sconces 3 light Wall Candelabra

Located in Sweden, SE

Very Good stylish and fancy fine detail hand chased bronze and gold-plated (ormolu) sconces in the style of Neoclassicism (also known as Empire style). Made in 19th century in Contin...

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Early 19th Century European Neoclassical Antique Bronze Candle Holders

Materials

Metal, Gold Plate, Brass, Bronze

Pair of French Henry Dasson et Cie Gilt Bronze Three-Light Candelabra circa 1892
Pair of French Henry Dasson et Cie Gilt Bronze Three-Light Candelabra circa 1892

Pair of French Henry Dasson et Cie Gilt Bronze Three-Light Candelabra circa 1892

By Henry Dasson

Located in Milford, NH

An impressive pair of French gilt bronze three-light candelabra in a foliate motif, signed “Henry Dasson et Cie 1892” on the base. Henry Dasson. Henry Dasson (c. 1825–1896) was a nin...

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1890s French Rococo Revival Antique Bronze Candle Holders

Materials

Bronze

Pair Of Bronze Candlesticks 17th Century - France
Pair Of Bronze Candlesticks 17th Century - France

Pair Of Bronze Candlesticks 17th Century - France

Located in Brussels, Brussels

Very beautiful pair of bronze candlesticks from the 17th century from France Very beautiful pair in bronze Claw feet Beautiful filming

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17th Century French Renaissance Antique Bronze Candle Holders

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Antique French Girondles with Smoke, Clear and Lavender Crystal
Pair of Antique French Girondles with Smoke, Clear and Lavender Crystal

Pair of Antique French Girondles with Smoke, Clear and Lavender Crystal

Located in Houston, TX

Pair of exquisite bronze and crystal girondles with five candles on each. French 19th century; the crystal is beautiful without chips and none are missing Having a scrolled base a...

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1830s French Antique Bronze Candle Holders

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

Louis XV Style Bronze Figural Clock Garniture by Maison Baguès French circa 1870
Louis XV Style Bronze Figural Clock Garniture by Maison Baguès French circa 1870

Louis XV Style Bronze Figural Clock Garniture by Maison Baguès French circa 1870

By Maison Baguès

Located in Brighton, West Sussex

A fine Louis XV style gilt and Patinated bronze figural clock garniture by Maison Baguès. This rare example of a clock garniture by Maison Baguès has a twin train eight-day movement striking on a bell.  The garniture consists of a clock and a pair of candelabra en suite. The clock has a Rococo cast case surmounted by a patinated bronze putto playing a lyre, above a circular white enamel dial with Roman numerals, Arabic seconds and pierced hands. The dial inscribed 'Eug Bagues, Paris'. The case terminates in four scrolling legs put down on an acanthus cast plinth base. The candelabra en suite have gilt bronze pierced acanthus cast bases supporting patinated bronze putti each holding aloft three scrolling acanthus arms terminating in circular and foliate cast drip trays and nozzles. Maison Baguès The Baguès Company, located at 31, rue des Francs-Bourgeois, was founded in 1840 by Mr. Noel Baguès who started his business to cast liturgical bronzes. By 1880 the company had expanded into the production of bronze light fixtures in response to the development of electrical lighting. Carried on by Noël’s son Eugène and grandsons Victor and Robert, Maison Baguès continued to progress, adding intricately detailed iron lighting collections in the 1920s as well as stair banisters...

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Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Antique Bronze Candle Holders

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Pair of Gilded Bronze Transition Louis XV Style Candle Holders
19th Century Pair of Gilded Bronze Transition Louis XV Style Candle Holders

19th Century Pair of Gilded Bronze Transition Louis XV Style Candle Holders

Located in NICE, FR

We are delighted to present you with this wonderful pair of beautifully gilded bronze Louis XV-style candle holders, dating back from the Napoleon III era. These intricately adorned ...

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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Bronze Candle Holders

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Bronze

Pair of French Gilt and Patinated Bronze Figural Three-Lite Candelabra
Pair of French Gilt and Patinated Bronze Figural Three-Lite Candelabra

Pair of French Gilt and Patinated Bronze Figural Three-Lite Candelabra

Located in New York, NY

The patinated plinths with a central applied winged putti in military garb flanked on either side by gilt applied masks within lozenges.

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1820s Antique Bronze Candle Holders

Materials

Bronze

Pair of 19th Century French Empire Style Candelabras with 7 Lights
Pair of 19th Century French Empire Style Candelabras with 7 Lights

Pair of 19th Century French Empire Style Candelabras with 7 Lights

Located in Dallas, TX

This is a pair of 19th Century French Empire Style candelabras with 7 lights, featuring a luxurious design typical of the French Empire period. These decorative collectibles exude el...

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19th Century French Empire Antique Bronze Candle Holders

Materials

Metal, Bronze

MAD Martian Candelabra No.1 Polished Bronze
MAD Martian Candelabra No.1 Polished Bronze

MAD Martian Candelabra No.1 Polished Bronze

By Ma Yansong

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

The MAD Martian collection began with a question: What would the Chinese colonization of a Martian planet look like? This naturally led to more questions s...

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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Bronze Candle Holders

Materials

Bronze

EARLY 19th CENTURY PAIR OF CARLO X BRONZE CANDLESTICKS
EARLY 19th CENTURY PAIR OF CARLO X BRONZE CANDLESTICKS

EARLY 19th CENTURY PAIR OF CARLO X BRONZE CANDLESTICKS

Located in Firenze, FI

Pair of graceful bronze candlesticks belonging to the Charles X period. The candlesticks are characterized by particular finishes in gilded bronze and burnished bronze. Each candelab...

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Early 19th Century French Charles X Antique Bronze Candle Holders

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Bronze

Pair French Neoclassical Gilded Bronze Putti Cherub Candelabras
Pair French Neoclassical Gilded Bronze Putti Cherub Candelabras

Pair French Neoclassical Gilded Bronze Putti Cherub Candelabras

Located in Toledo, OH

Pair of French neoclassic gilt bronze Putti cherub candelabras circa 1910. Acanthus leaf details with rose swags, scrolls and ruffled candleholders. Cherub Putti central figures hold baskets of flowers on the their heads playing double flute instruments...

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1910s European Art Nouveau Vintage Bronze Candle Holders

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Italian Bronze Early Modern Candlesticks or Candelabra, c. 1900
Pair of Italian Bronze Early Modern Candlesticks or Candelabra, c. 1900

Pair of Italian Bronze Early Modern Candlesticks or Candelabra, c. 1900

Located in New York, NY

Elegant and sober pair of French Art Nouveau candlesticks / vases / sculptures in brass and bronze. Each piece features a single column that is supported by four delicate legs that e...

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20th Century French Art Nouveau Bronze Candle Holders

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Bronze

A Monumental Bronze Hanukkah Lamp by Georges Weil, 1989
A Monumental Bronze Hanukkah Lamp by Georges Weil, 1989

A Monumental Bronze Hanukkah Lamp by Georges Weil, 1989

Located in New York, NY

This Hanukkah lamp sculpture is truly spectacular with its artistic realism and graphic detailing on its front main body. Displayed at front is the scene of the Jewish people returning to Israel with Holy Menorah used in the ancient times of the temple. Seven men are depicted in this scene dressed in flowing robes as tradition in those times with the Holy Menorah resting on a palanquin being carried on their shoulders as a number of them blow the shofar (trumpets) joyously. In the background are two tall Greek columns on either side of the center scene with a sandy foreground. The Greek columns and all the features of the main scene are a representation of the miracle that took place on Hanukkah; During the times of the second temple Israel was under Greek rule, the Greeks had defiled the temple and took from it all the holy vessels used in the daily rituals of the temple. The Maccabeans rose up and defeated the Greeks and returned the temple and all its vessels to their original intended holy purposes. Inscribed under the row of eight flaring cups and the ascending stepped base are the words "Restore my House of Prayer and there we will bring a Thanksgiving offering" protuberantly displayed in Hebrew...

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1980s American Vintage Bronze Candle Holders

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Bronze

Candelabra candlestick in solid bronze from 60s in the style of Felix Agostini
Candelabra candlestick in solid bronze from 60s in the style of Felix Agostini

Candelabra candlestick in solid bronze from 60s in the style of Felix Agostini

By Felix Agostini

Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Solid bronze candelabra or candlestick from the 60's in the style of Felix Agostini's work. Brutalized four-branch candlestick in hammered bronze. Beautiful vintage look, with a very...

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1960s French Organic Modern Vintage Bronze Candle Holders

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Italian Candlesticks, Grand Tour, Early 19th Century
Pair of Italian Candlesticks, Grand Tour, Early 19th Century

Pair of Italian Candlesticks, Grand Tour, Early 19th Century

Located in Stockholm, SE

A large pair of candlesticks made of cast bronze and marble. Impressive design.

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Early 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Bronze Candle Holders

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Marble, Bronze

Pair of Louis XIV bronze appliques ca 1850
Pair of Louis XIV bronze appliques ca 1850

Pair of Louis XIV bronze appliques ca 1850

Located in Klintehamn, SE

A pair of bronze appliques in Louis XVI style. Made in France app. 1850. No restorations made.

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1850s French Louis XVI Antique Bronze Candle Holders

Materials

Bronze

Mid 19th Century Pair of Bronze Candlesticks, Napoleon III
Mid 19th Century Pair of Bronze Candlesticks, Napoleon III

Mid 19th Century Pair of Bronze Candlesticks, Napoleon III

Located in Firenze, FI

Pair of specular female figure on a green Alpi marble base finished with chiseled and gilded bronze friezes. French manufacture of the 1850/1870.

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Mid-19th Century French Antique Bronze Candle Holders

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Set of 2 Debbie Candlesticks by Fakasaka Design
Set of 2 Debbie Candlesticks by Fakasaka Design

Set of 2 Debbie Candlesticks by Fakasaka Design

Located in Geneve, CH

Set of 2 Debbie candlesticks by Fakasaka Design Dimensions: W 6 cm D 5 cm H 24 cm each. Materials: polished bronze. FAKASAKA is a design company focused on production of high-e...

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2010s Brazilian Modern Bronze Candle Holders

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Bronze

Elaborate French Bronze Brackets, Antique Candle Sconces, 19th Century
Elaborate French Bronze Brackets, Antique Candle Sconces, 19th Century

Elaborate French Bronze Brackets, Antique Candle Sconces, 19th Century

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

A Pair of very Elaborate French Bronze Brackets This is a unique and very fine pair of brackets, I am not sure of their original use perhaps as Candle Sconces, they need a good idea...

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19th Century French Provincial Antique Bronze Candle Holders

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Bronze

1970s Pair of Modernist Gilded Bronze Candlesticks. Signed.
1970s Pair of Modernist Gilded Bronze Candlesticks. Signed.

1970s Pair of Modernist Gilded Bronze Candlesticks. Signed.

Located in Marbella, ES

1970s Pair of Modernist Gilded Bronze Candlesticks. Signed.

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Late 20th Century Spanish Bronze Candle Holders

Materials

Bronze

Pair of American Rococo Revival Patinated Bronze Candelabras, Ca. 1825
Pair of American Rococo Revival Patinated Bronze Candelabras, Ca. 1825

Pair of American Rococo Revival Patinated Bronze Candelabras, Ca. 1825

Located in New York, NY

Bronze, dark-brown patina, unmarked. Measures: Height: 23” Width: 14” The notion of an “American Rococo” seems a contradiction in terms. The very word rococo is as French as Camembert. It connotes a style that reigned along with Louis XV in the aristocratic decadence of the 18th Century. It was garlanded, nonchalant, associated with erotic marshmallow nudes by Francois Boucher and foppish courtiers costumed as shepherds pretending they understood Jean-Jacques Rousseau when all they really wanted was romantic dalliance in the formal gardens of Versailles. In the history of painting it produced but one great artist, Antoine Watteau. By contrast, Americans of the period are remembered as the flinty inheritors of New England Puritans, full of rectitude and having not a moment for furbelow or frippery. Such few painters as were around included hard-nosed realists like John Singleton Copley and Charles Willson Peale. Well, as it turns out, life once again acts according to the principle of paradox. There was an American rococo. It came to us indirectly via England disguised under the name Chippendale. Now for the first time the style receives comprehensive survey in the exhibition “American Rococo, 1750-1775: Elegance in Ornament.” Jointly organized by New York’s Metropolitan Museum and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, it opens here Sundaywith a spread of some 170 works of decorative art and a conscientious catalogue with essays by Met and LACMA curators Morrison H. Heckscher and Leslie Greene Bowman. There are at least two ways of looking at the decorative arts. Connoisseurs appreciate their design and craftsmanship. Those of sociological bent examine objects of material culture for their revelations of history and the temper of the times. Actually neither view is complete without the other. Stylistically the rococo reveals a longing for intimacy in its small scale and an urge to organic nature in its love of stylized vines, tendrils, tiny flowers and seashells. If it were a new manner being promoted by Madison Avenue today it would probably be called “Baroque Lite.” There is an ease about the style that makes it airy, but it has an underlying formality that bespeaks lives of gentrified cultivation rather than beer-bellied sloth. It’s fascinating to examine the flintlock firearms on view and find these weapons of death shaped and decorated with the most exquisite care by wood carvers and metal engravers. All of this is completely consistent with the main currents of 18th-Century European thought. In France, Rousseau sang the virtues of nature and the noble savage like a present-day ecologist. In England, John Locke...

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1820s American Rococo Revival Antique Bronze Candle Holders

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Bronze

Pair of French Louid xvi Ormolu Candlesticks with Putti Masks and Garlands
Pair of French Louid xvi Ormolu Candlesticks with Putti Masks and Garlands

Pair of French Louid xvi Ormolu Candlesticks with Putti Masks and Garlands

Located in New York, NY

A spectacular pair of French Louis XVI ormolu candlesticks with Putti Masks and Garlands. The socket is very intricately sculpted with beading, acanthus leaves, and fluted bottom. Be...

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Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Bronze Candle Holders

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Bronze