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Technique: Gilt
Pair Italian Gilt Tole & White Porcelain Dahlia Flowers Candle Sconces c. 1950
Located in Pearland, TX
A lovely pair of vintage Italian gilt tole floral two-arm candle sconces with hand painted delicate white porcelain dahlias and scrolling leaves, circa 1950. They retain their origin...
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1950s Italian Vintage Gilt Candle Holders

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Tôle

Pair Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Carved Wooden Candleholders
Located in Buisson, FR
Wonderful pair of wooden candleholders with their original gilding. Original period pieces and rare to find as a pair. Italy, circa 1780-1800. Weathered and small losses. Measurement...
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18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Gilt Candle Holders

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Wood

Set of 19th Century Gilt Bronze Candelabras Bronze Color France
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Set of gilded Bronze Candelabras or Candlesticks. the barrel and base with cut sides 19th century.
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19th Century French Baroque Antique Gilt Candle Holders

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Bronze

Pair Antique French 19th Century Gilt Bronze Louis XV Style Candelabra
Located in New York, NY
A fine pair of antique French 19th century Louis XV style five light gilt bronze candelabra Beautiful antique French five light gilt bronze hand chiselled pair of Louis XV style can...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Gilt Candle Holders

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Bronze

Pair of 18th Century Italian Baroque Carved Wooden Candleholders
Located in Buisson, FR
Amazing pair of baroque carved wooden candleholders with several layers of original blue color visible and its gilding. Made out of wood and top out of copper. Italy, circa 1700-1750...
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18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Gilt Candle Holders

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Copper

Pair of 19th C. Italian Giltwood Floor Pricket Candlesticks Torchieres
Located in Pearland, TX
A stunning pair of late 18th-Century to early 19th-Century Italian carved gilt wood tripod floor pricket altar candlesticks or torchieres. These gorgeous cathedral candlesticks...
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Early 1800s Italian Antique Gilt Candle Holders

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Giltwood, Gesso

Pretty quality large antique Victorian turquoise glass lustre
Located in Ipswich, GB
Pretty quality large antique Victorian turquoise glass lustre having a castellated top to a baluster bowl decorated with pretty flowers & leaves hand painted in white and green colou...
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19th Century Antique Gilt Candle Holders

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Glass

Italian Florentine Gilt Metal Floral Wall Sconce
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage metal and gilt candle sconce features an elegant curling rose branch with abundance of highly detailed leaves and two rose flowers, one is half-open and another is almost at ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Gilt Candle Holders

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Metal, Gold, Iron

French Pair of Period Louis XV Tole, Ormolu and Porcelain Flower Wall Sconces.
Located in Vero Beach, FL
French Pair of Period Louis XV Tole, Ormolu and Porcelain Flower Wall Sconces. Very rare pair of appliques in finely chiseled gilded bronze with...
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18th Century French Louis XV Antique Gilt Candle Holders

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Ormolu

Pair 19th Century Neoclassica French Patinated & Gilt Bronze Figural Candelabra
Located in New York, NY
Pair of antique (19th century) French candelabra in the Roman neoclassical style depicting patinated figures of females in classical robes supporting six candle arms and standing on ...
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19th Century French Neoclassical Revival Antique Gilt Candle Holders

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Marble, Slate, Bronze

Antique Pair of Candle Holder Silver Rococo Style Candlesticks, 1937s Home Decor
Located in Wembley, GB
Pair of Silver Candlesticks by C.G. Hallberg Rococo Style, Sweden 1937 A scarce and elegant pair of antique silver-plated Rococo-style candlesticks by the renowned Swedish silversmi...
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1930s Danish Rococo Revival Vintage Gilt Candle Holders

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Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Silver

Pair Exotic French 19th Century Figural Gilt and Patinated Bronze Candelabras
Located in New York, NY
Pair of large and finest quality exotic orientalist motif French 19th century figural gilt and patinated bronze Candelabras on original marble bases.
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Late 19th Century Neoclassical Antique Gilt Candle Holders

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Bronze

19th Century French Empire Gilt Bronze Three-Light Sconce, Wall Candelabra
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
French Empire gilt bronze three-arm wall candleholder finely ornate with foliate, acorn motifs and three female faces, circa 1850-1870. This wall candelabra can easily be converted ...
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Mid-19th Century French Empire Antique Gilt Candle Holders

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Bronze

Pair of 19th Century Bronze Candelabras
Located in Skanninge, SE
A pair of European Mid-19th Century bronze-gilt candelabras. For two candles each. Very nice original condition.
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Mid-19th Century European Empire Antique Gilt Candle Holders

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Bronze

Louis XV Style Pair of Candelabra, Ormolu, France.
Located in Vero Beach, FL
This pair of bronze candelabras are high quality fire gilded with three candle cups each. These 19th century sculptural candle holders are in the Louis XV style. Starting at the ba...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Gilt Candle Holders

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Bronze

Antique Pair of Candle Holder Sterling Silver Art Deco Candlesticks, 1940s
Located in Wembley, GB
Antique sterling silver pair of Art Deco solid silver candlesticks, pressed, cast, and chased. Circular, curved feet with hinged. Tested with the scratch test, height approx. 16.5 cm...
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1940s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Gilt Candle Holders

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Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Silver

19th Century Gold French Pair of Antique Gilded Pinewood Candle Holders
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An antique pair of mid 19th century French candle holders with delicate Pinewood carvings set on a tripod base, in good condition. The structure has the original polychrome finish in...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Gilt Candle Holders

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Metal

French 19th Century Louis XIV Style Figural Ormolu Clock Garniture, Raingo Frers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and palatial French 19th century Louis XIV style figural ormolu three-piece clock and candelabra garniture suite, comprising of a gilt-bronze clock and a pair of ten-ligh...
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19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Gilt Candle Holders

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Bronze

A French ‘Chariot’ Three-pieces Clock Garniture attributed to F.Linke circa 1890
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A French Ormolu and Patinated-Bronze ‘Chariot’ Three-pieces Clock Garniture Attributed to François Linke (1855 - 1946), Paris, Late 19th/ Century The clock representing a putto on ...
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1890s French Napoleon III Antique Gilt Candle Holders

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Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu

A pair (2) of figural Empire candelabra candles. Paris, 19th century.
Located in Berlin, DE
A pair (2) of figural Empire candelabra candles. Paris, 1815s Gilt bronze. Recessed pedestal base with palmette and floral decoration on a square plinth. The pair, dressed in antiqu...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Gilt Candle Holders

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Bronze

Pair of Italian Louis XV Style Bronze and Marble Candelabra
Located in Germantown, MD
Pair of Italian Louis XV Style Bronze and Marble Seven-Light Candelabra. Measures 11" in width, 11" in depth and 27" in height.
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20th Century Italian Louis XV Gilt Candle Holders

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Marble, Bronze

John Richard Giltwood, Gilt Metal Mirrored Candle Sconces, Not Electrified, Pair
Located in Miami, FL
John Richard Gilt wood, Gilt Metal Mirrored Wall sconces, Not Electrified, Pair Offered for sale is a pair of elegant faux-gilt wood and gilt metal wall sconces by John Richard. Th...
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Late 20th Century American Gilt Candle Holders

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Metal

Brass Candelabra - 7-Branch Menorah - Judaica Candle Holder, 1970s
Located in ROUEN, Normandie
Brass Candelabra - 7-Branch Menorah - Judaica Candle Holder, 1970s Elegant 7-branch menorah crafted in solid brass, with an elegant and modern design. ...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Gilt Candle Holders

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Metal, Brass

Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Wall Appliques, Pair
Located in Astoria, NY
Pair of Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Five Branch Appliques, late 19th century, with urn and ribbon finial and grapevine motif to the arms. 22" H x 13.5" W x 6.5" D. Provenance: From a...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Gilt Candle Holders

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Bronze

Pair of Empire Candlesticks in gilt and dark patinated bronze from the 1820s
Located in Knivsta, SE
Pair of Empire Candlesticks in gilt and dark patinated bronze. Made in France during the 1820s. Beautiful decorated with flowers and a dark patinated column in the center of the cand...
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1820s French Empire Antique Gilt Candle Holders

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Bronze

Pair of 19th Century Empire Candelabra Italian Gilt Bronze Three-Arm Flambeaux
Located in Milano, MI
Coppia di Candelabri a Tre Fiamme Impero in Bronzo Dorato della prima metà del XIX secolo, di origine italiana, si presentano in buono stato di conservazione con segni di usura nell...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Empire Antique Gilt Candle Holders

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Bronze

A pair (2) of figural candelabra in the Louis XVI style.
Located in Berlin, DE
A pair of figural candelabra in the Louis XVI style. Bronze, gilt, and alabaster. White pedestal base on a square stand with recessed corners on four ball feet. Winged putti, facing...
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19th Century French Antique Gilt Candle Holders

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Alabaster, Bronze

Pair 17th Century Large Italian Baroque Gilded Carved Candlesticks Torcheres
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Pair 17th Century Large Italian Baroque Gilded Carved Candlesticks Torchieres Magnificent carved and gilded floor Torchieres, early Baroque from Tuscany, Northern Italy. Each is exq...
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17th Century Antique Gilt Candle Holders

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Wood

Antique Gilt Bronze Candelabra with Granite Bases, Pair
Located in Miami, FL
Antique gilt bronze candelabra with granite bases, pair Offered for sale is a pair of antique bronze and gilt bronze candelabras presented upon granite bases. Each of the candelab...
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Late 19th Century European Victorian Antique Gilt Candle Holders

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Granite, Bronze

Pair of Louis XVI Style Floor Torchieres
Located in Norwood, NJ
Pair of large and impressive bronze, marble and composition Louis XVI style six light painted and gilt torchères. Electrified. Bronze and composition mounted on Sienna marble bases.  
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Late 20th Century Philippine Louis XVI Gilt Candle Holders

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Siena Marble, Composition, Bronze

Pair Of Italian Eight-Armed Bronze Silver-plated Candelabra With Gilded Putti
Located in Milano, MI
Pair Of Silvered And Gilded Bronze Eight-Armed Table Candlesticks from the second half of the 1800s made with exuberant rocaille decoration rich in sinuous curves and plant motifs he...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Gilt Candle Holders

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Bronze

Italian Gilded Wood Venetian Figural Torchère Candelabra Floor Lamp
Located in Antwerp, BE
This is an exquisite decorative Venetian style candelabra floor lamp from Florence! This rare and elegant Italian midcentury carved wood and polychrome painted figure is holding a ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Gilt Candle Holders

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Metal, Brass

A Rare Pair of Early 18th Century Baroque Swedish "Pricket" Candlesticks
Located in Middleburg, VA
A Rare Pair of Early 18th Century Baroque Swedish "Pricket" Candlesticks. Nice Proportions- each retaining the original painted decoration and gilding. Made in Sweden circa 1710. A ...
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Early 18th Century Swedish Baroque Antique Gilt Candle Holders

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Wood, Paint

Pair of Polychrome Old Imari Royal Crown Derby Porcelain Dolphin Candlesticks
Located in Milford, NH
An exceptional pair of English polychrome porcelain or bone china Old Imari dolphin candlesticks by Royal Crown Derby, in blue, white, orange, and gilt highlights, signed on the unde...
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1960s English Vintage Gilt Candle Holders

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Porcelain

Pair French 19th Century Neoclassical Style Figural Candelabra by Henri Picard
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine pair of French 19th century neoclassical Greco-Roman style patinanted bronze and ormolu mounted figural candelabra by Henri Picard (French, Active from 1831-1864). The large and impressive pair of ten-light candelabra, each with a patinated figure of a standing bearded semi-nude male holding an ornate ormolu ten-light candelabrum, their bare feet resting on allegorical wreaths, helmet and sword stash, all above square black-slate plinth surmounted with ormolu trims and scrolled legs, the front surmounted with patinated bronze plaques depicting Greco-Roman scenes of Senators and maidens. Stamped "H. Picard" on the inner ring, the back of the male figures each stamped with the numerals "3776". Circa: Paris, 1850-1860. The well regarded fondeur and doreur Henri Picard was recorded at 6 rue Jarente in 1831, and moved to 10 rue de la Perle in 1839. The firm, which was active from 1831-1864, is known for having supplied very fine decorative objects to Emperor Napoleon III's apartments at the Louvre, which are still part of the collection, and was reputed for its fine quality decorative production of gilt and patinated bronzes, pièce de table and garnitures de cheminée...
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19th Century French Greco Roman Antique Gilt Candle Holders

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Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of English Gothic Revival Gilt Bronze Candelabras
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of English Gothic Revival-style (19th Century) gilt bronze 9 arm candelabras (PRICED AS PAIR) Triangular base 8.5\" each side
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19th Century British Gothic Antique Gilt Candle Holders

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Bronze

20th Century Silver Italian Candelabra Hercules & Hidra on wood base
Located in VALENZA, IT
Silver 800 candelabra. The nine-light candelabra represents Hercules to fight the Hydra. Completely handmade in casting and chisel. By ARGENTERIE DI MILANO - Fiorentini - Milan - Italy Wooden base 17,800 grams of 800 silver This item was exhibited in Turin - Reggia di Venaria - for the exhibition "Hercules and his myth" Rooms of the Arts, The Lernaean Hydra or Hydra of Lerna (Greek: Lernaîa Hýdra), more often known simply as the Hydra, was a serpentine water monster in Greek and Roman mythology. Its lair was the lake of Lerna in the Argolid, which was also the site of the myth of the Danaids. Lerna was reputed to be an entrance to the Underworld[1] and archaeology has established it as a sacred site older than Mycenaean Argos. In the canonical Hydra myth, the monster is killed by Heracles, more often known as Hercules, using...
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1970s Italian Greco Roman Vintage Gilt Candle Holders

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Silver

19th Century Italian Neoclassical Gilt Bronze and Patinated Brass Candlestick
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This elegant 19th-century Italian neoclassical candlestick is crafted from a combination of gilt bronze and patinated brass, showcasing refined classical design elements and sculptur...
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1860s Italian Neoclassical Antique Gilt Candle Holders

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Bronze, Brass

Pair of Early 19th Century Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Candlesticks after Martincourt
Located in Berlin, DE
Excellent pair of Louis XVI gilt bronze candlesticks after a model by Etienne Martincourt (master 1762, died after 1791): Candelst...
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Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Gilt Candle Holders

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Bronze

Pair of 19th C. French Louis XV Style Bronze Mounted Candelabras By Susse Frères
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions - H: 29 1/2 in W: 12 3/4 in D: 12 3/4 in A magnificent pair of 19th century French Louis XV style bronze mounted candelabras, masterfully executed by the esteemed foundry Susse Frères, and mounted on rare and highly decorative Breche Violette marble bases. These opulent candelabras exemplify the exuberance, asymmetry, and fluid ornamentation that define the Rococo revival period, interpreted through the refined lens of 19th century French decorative arts. Each candelabra features six scrolled candle arms with finely cast gilt hand chiseled bronze nozzles and bobeches, emanating from an ornate central stem adorned with acanthus leaves, rocaille flourishes, and naturalistic vines. The gilt bronze (ormolu) is of exceptional quality, showcasing the deep chisel work and intricate detail that distinguishes Susse Frères bronzes...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Gilt Candle Holders

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of Candelabra in the Style of Louis XV in Gold Gilt Bronze, 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of candelabra in the style of Louis XV in gold gilt bronze, 19th century.   
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Gilt Candle Holders

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Bronze

Pair Antique Gilt Bronze Candlesticks After Juste-Aurele Meissonnier
Located in New York, NY
Pair of exceptionally cast antique (19th century) ormolu gilt bronze candlesticks in the manner of the Louis XV period models by Juste-Aurele Meissonnier (1695-1750), measuring 15 1/...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Gilt Candle Holders

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Bronze

James Bearden Gilded Steel Candelabra
Located in New York, NY
Candelabra of blackened and 24-karat gold gilded steel, with the aspect of an extra-terrestrial or futuristic cityscape. By American artist James Bearden. Bearden's work was featured in a 2020 solo exhibition at the NY Design Center titled "James Bearden: Technical and Aesthetic Revelations," in an article in the January 2017 Interior Design Magazine...
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2010s American Brutalist Gilt Candle Holders

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Steel

Pair of Italian Florentine Gilt Tole Grape Leaf & Bows Candle Sconces circa 1950
Located in Pearland, TX
A gorgeous vintage pair of Italian Florentine gilt tole two-arm candle sconces with lovely grapes, scrolling leaves, large bows, and carved giltwood candle holders, circa 1950. "Base...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Gilt Candle Holders

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Tôle

Pair of Gilt and Patinated Bronze Candelabra with Putti Holding Floral Bouquets
Located in Pembroke, MA
Pair of candelabra with winged putti, each supporting a floral bouquet, on top of marble base. Each putti is patinated bronze and the bouquets are gilt bronze. The floral bouquet has...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Gilt Candle Holders

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Marble, Ormolu, Bronze

Crystal Cobalt Blue Glass & Gilt Bronze Light Candleholder Girandoles Candelabra
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Crystal Cobalt Blue Glass & Gilt Bronze Light Candleholder Girandoles Candelabra . A Very Exquisite pair of late 19th century Swedish cut-glass crystal Girandole candelabra. Moun...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gilt Candle Holders

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Crystal, Stone, Marble, Metal, Bronze

Late Georgian English Gilt Bronze Travelling Candlestick & Match holder
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare and unusual antique Late Georgian or Regency gilt bronze travelling candle stick with match holder/striker and with a snuffer dating from ...
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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Gilt Candle Holders

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Bronze

Pair of French Louis XV Style Five-Light Gilt Bronze Candelabras
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Louis XV (19th-20th Century) style five-light gilt bronze candelabra with foliate detail throughout.      
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Gilt Candle Holders

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Bronze

Pair of French Empire Gilt Patinated Bronze Three-Light Candelabra ca. 1815
Located in Shippensburg, PA
PAIR OF EMPIRE GILT AND PATINATED BRONZE THREE-LIGHT CANDELABRA Paris, France ca. 1815-35 raised on antico verde marble plinths 25 1/2" H x 9" W x 4 1/2" D A very finely chiseled ...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Gilt Candle Holders

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Marble, Bronze

19th Century, Pair of French Large Gilt Bronze and Porcelain Candelabras
Located in IT
19th Century Pair of French Large Gilt Bronze and Porcelain Candelabras Dimensions: cm H 82 x W 50 x D 34. Base 35 x 34 cm This pair of large candelabras was made in France in the 19th century from chased and gilded bronze, adorned with heron figures and floral decorations in hand-painted polychrome porcelain. Executed in the Louis XV style, they feature a pierced gilded bronze base with rocaille motifs, consisting of scrolls and phytomorphic elements. On the base rest the porcelain heron...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Gilt Candle Holders

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Bronze

Gold Bronze Antique Tussie Mussie Flower Bouquet Holder
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful gold gilt brass or bronze antique tussie-mussie flower bouquet holder, Victorian period, circa 19th century. Meant to hold a group of small flowers of posies. A popular wedding accessory during Victorian times. This detailed flower bouquet holder is designed with roses, latticework, three animal foxes, grapes, leaves and vines around, finished with chain and finger loop. Piece may have been a part of a broader set on chatelaine...
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Mid-19th Century European Victorian Antique Gilt Candle Holders

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Brass, Bronze

Pair of Large Candelabra-Candlesticks in Gilded Wood, France Directoire Period
Located in Paris, FR
Two large candelabra-candlesticksdecorated with lion claw and cherub heads on the on the visible side . They are turned wood and are decorated, engraved and gilded only on one side ...
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Early 1800s French Directoire Antique Gilt Candle Holders

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Gold Leaf

Moroccan Moorish Tole and Glass Candle Lantern
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Handcrafted vintage Moroccan tole metal glass lantern or Moorish pendant. Moorish style North African lantern with multi-color molded colored glass panels in green, lavender, blue an...
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Mid-20th Century Moroccan Moorish Gilt Candle Holders

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Metal

18th Century Italian Gilded Candlestick with Pearlescent and Gold Shells
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian gilded candlestick mounted with a pearlescent oyster shell and adorned with gold leaf shells. The 18th century Italian candlestick is originally from a histori...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Gilt Candle Holders

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Wood, Shell, Mother-of-Pearl, Giltwood

Pair of Charles X Gilt Bronze, Four-Light Candelabras
Located in Berlin, DE
Pair of gilt-bronze candelabras each with a tapering leaf-tip cast stem supporting three foliate carved candle branches with detachable nozzles and a reeded stem raised on a triparti...
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1830s French Charles X Antique Gilt Candle Holders

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Bronze

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu & Marble Candelabra Beurdeley
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Alfred Emmanuel Louis Beurdeley (French, 1847-1919) A very fine pair of French 19th century Louis XVI style ormolu-mounted and white marble three-light candelabra (now electrified), ...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Gilt Candle Holders

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Marble, Ormolu

Sèvres Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Porcelain Clock Set
Located in London, GB
This large clock set, which is comprised of a mantel clock and pair of flanking candelabra, is designed in the style of Sèvres Porcelain manufactory goods. In the manner of Sèvres Po...
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Late 19th Century French Rococo Antique Gilt Candle Holders

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Ormolu, Bronze

Pair Charles X Empire Period Gilt, Patinated Bronze Candelabra Lamps, circa 1830
Located in New York, NY
Fine quality pair of Charles X period gilt and patinated bronze candelabra lamps. Each having a central hand chiselled gilt bronze ca...
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Early 19th Century French Charles X Antique Gilt Candle Holders

Materials

Bronze

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 Gilt Candle Holders

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Metal, Gold Plate, Brass, Bronze

Sèvres Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Porcelain Clock Set
Located in London, GB
This magnificent five-piece clock set is designed in the style of 18th century porcelain produced by the famous Sèvres Manufactory in France. The set is comprised of a mantel clock, a pair of flanking vases—which double-up as candelabra—and two candlesticks. The five items are crafted from ‘bleu Sèvres’ (navy) colored porcelain, which has been finely parcel gilt, jewelled and painted, and mounted in gilt bronze (ormolu). The mantel clock is composed of a circular porcelain dial, with a central painting of cherubs in flight, encircled by black Roman Numerals within white medallions. This is set within a gilt bronze bezel, crowned by a porcelain lidded urn, fitted with gilt bronze satyr head handles, draped with flower swags, and topped by a gilt bronze grape cluster finial. The clock case is supported on four porcelain columns, which are surmounted by a gilt bronze pinecone-tipped staff, draped with tasselled fabrics. A gilt bronze sculpture of a dancing Maenad (also called a Bacchante)—a female follower of the classical god of wine and ecstasy, Dionysus (or Bacchus). The woman plays the tambourine and is accompanied by a putto. The clock is placed on a shaped gilt bronze base, with two projecting scrolled wings, decorated with gilt bronze acanthus leaves and porcelain patera. The base is mounted with porcelain paintings of classical trophies, and putti within a gilt bronze cartouche frame. It is set on two gilt bronze feet, which are decorated with pointed porcelain covers and gilt bronze rosettes. Depending on personal preference, the vases that accompany the clock can be left as they are or made to serve as candelabra. When vases, they are topped by porcelain domed lids, with gilt bronze grape finials. To turn the items into candelabra, these lids are replaced by gilt bronze covers. Each cover is fitted with six gilt bronze branches—five of which are scrolling and decorated with acanthus leaves, and one extends upwards in a straight line. These terminate in wide drip-pans and urn-shaped capitals. The porcelain vase bodies feature fine paintings of couples courting in garden settings, and they are fitted with gilt bronze cherub head...
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Late 19th Century French Rococo Antique Gilt Candle Holders

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Ormolu, Bronze

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