Pair of Bronze Candelabra

Hard-to-find pair of antique English brass wall sconces in Classic large ball design. Beautiful arched scrolled arm piece extends to support hanging candelabra. Four candleholders on...

French Neo-Greco brass Chenets designed as tall Classic columns. These stately andirons topped with a swirling acanthus leaf pattern, they taper to a squ...

Exceptional Louis XVI French brass chandelier crowned by a robust cherub figure at the top. Ornately chased two-tier figural chandelier with detailed center column and eighteen 'S' scrolled acanthus arms. Baroque base...

Dramatic early 19th century pair of seven foot tall French torcheres that were made for a theater in Normandy. Intricately carved wood pieces designed with oversized scrolled bases t...

Pair of stunning bronze dorè finished Louis XV style five-arm candelabras, open branch design of flowing acanthus leaves leading to flowering bobeches rising above central baluster ...

Impressive pair of gilt and sculpted bronze candelabras with three branches. The stem of each candelabrum is a patinated bronze form of the winged goddess, Victory, who holds a gilt bronze torch in each of her hands. Her head is topped with a gilt bronze vase that transforms into the candelabra branches, which is embellished with griffins and rosettes. At the top of each candelabrum is a peacock standing on a globe, symbolizing the sun and immortality. Victory is standing on a cruciform-shaped base, which has a winged cupid on two sides and a caduceus on the other two sides. The intertwined snakes of the caduceus are a symbol of the Greek god Hermes (or the Roman god Mercury) and is a symbol of peace, eloquence and negotiation. Empire period. Perfect condition. Our model is inspired by the projects of Charles Percier and Franc¸ois-Leonard Fontaine, famous architects of the Emperor. Their most important work, entitled Recueil de decorations inte´rieurs (Collection of interior decorations), was published in France at the, end of the 19th century. The winged Victories, caduceus and griffins are some of the motifs present in this piece that demonstrate the adoption of Percier and Fontaine’s decorative...

A pair of very fine 19th Century French gilt-bronze 4 light figural candelabras.

An impressive pair of early 19th century bronze and ormolu 5-light candelabra having engine turned nozzles, raised on leaf scroll arms, supported on reeded tapering stems with acanth...