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Set of Contemporary Dark Berry European Sculptural Candlesticks by Margit Wittig
Located in London, GB
Margit Wittig has used her sculptural skills to create beautifully-crafted, well-proportioned candlesticks, which are compositions of her unique signature pearl-shaped designs.
Each...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Patinated Candle Holders
Materials
Brass
Pair of Empire Style Patinated and Gilded Bronze Candelabra
Located in Hudson, NY
This impressive pair of candelabra made in the era of Napoleon III in France circa 1870 are very powerful and impressive. Heavily cast with references to the classical past and profu...
Category
1870s Empire Antique Patinated Candle Holders
Materials
Bronze
Large Classical 19th Century Bronze Candelabra
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A wonderfully impressive 19th Century classical French Bronze near life size semi clad statue of a maiden with grape and vine leaf headress, holding a loft an eight branch gilded ormolu candelabra, with a central urn. Raised on a green and white veined and fluted marble pedestal...
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19th Century French Classical Greek Antique Patinated Candle Holders
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair of Bronze Art Deco Candlesticks by GAB Guldsmedsaktiebolaget, Sweden, 1930s
Located in Malmö, SE
Pair of Swedish Grace bronze candlesticks with amazing patina.
Made by GAB Guldsmedsaktiebolaget, Sweden, 1930s.
Good condition, some wear to the patination and some light scratc...
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1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Patinated Candle Holders
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Large Louis XVI Style Gilt and Patinated Bronze Cherub Candelabra
Located in London, GB
Pair of large Louis XVI style gilt and patinated bronze cherub candelabra
French, 20th century
Height: 147cm, width: 69cm, depth: 69cm
Impressive in size and exceptional in the ...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Patinated Candle Holders
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of Gilt and Patinated Bronze Putti Torchères
Located in New York, NY
A pair of boy and girl putti, carrying seven light gilt bronze torchères with fluting, bands of acanthus leaves with scroll form branches. The putti are patenated a rich black, donni...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Patinated Candle Holders
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
$65,000 / set
Carl Auböck #7234 Candlestick, Austria, 2022
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck #7234 candlestick, Austria, 2022.
Category
2010s Austrian Patinated Candle Holders
Materials
Brass
$998 / item
Pair of Empire Ormolu and Patinated Bronze Figural Ten-Light Candelabra
Located in New York, NY
A magnificent pair of Empire ormolu and patinated bronze figural ten-light candelabra
Date: 19th century
Origin: French
Size: 40 inches high.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Patinated Candle Holders
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Set of Three Candle Holders by Tommi Parzinger for Dorlyn-Silversmiths
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Set of three candle holders with a circular saucer base and side handle. All refinished in antique bronze. Designed by Tommi Parzinger for Dorlyn-S...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Patinated Candle Holders
Materials
Brass
Set of 5 Modernist Candlesticks by Thomas Roy Markusen
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
A beautifully curated set of five modernist candleholders by renowned metalsmith Thomas Roy Markusen. Each signed piece exemplifies Markusen’s masterful hand-forging techniques and m...
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1980s American Organic Modern Vintage Patinated Candle Holders
Materials
Copper
Solid Brass Candle Block — Made in Britain
Located in Washington, GB
A simple, solid brass block to hold a candle. Handcrafted in the North to order. Custom finishes are available. Includes candle.
Made to order in 12 weeks.
Price excludes VAT.
Category
2010s British Industrial Patinated Candle Holders
Materials
Stone, Limestone, Marble, Carrara Marble, Slate, Brass, Metal, Bronze, E...
$116 / item
Pair of Vintage American Midcentury Iron Rabbit Candle Holders with Green Patina
Located in Atlanta, GA
A vintage pair of American iron candle holders from the mid 20th century, with rabbit sculptures and green patina. Made in the USA during the Midcentury period, each of this pair of ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Patinated Candle Holders
Materials
Iron
Japanese Vintage Two-Tiered Eight Arm Candelabra with Verdigris Patina
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage Japanese two-tiered candelabra with eight arms and verdigris patina. Immerse yourself in the serene elegance of Japanese design with this vintage two-tiered candelabra, a piece that marries the aesthetics of Japan with the timeless beauty of traditional lighting. This candelabra, featuring eight arms and a captivating verdigris patina, is a testament to the craftsmanship and understated elegance of vintage Japanese décor...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Patinated Candle Holders
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century French Louis XV Patinated Verdigris Bronze Candle Holder
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted in France circa 1950 and made of solid bronze, the vintage candle holder stands on a triangular base ending with scrolled feet. The stem is...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Patinated Candle Holders
Materials
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 ...
Category
1890s French Napoleon III Antique Patinated Candle Holders
Materials
Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu
Wonderful Pair French Patinated Dore Bronze Empire Neoclassical Candlesticks
By Claude Galle
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Pair Of French Patinated & Dore Bronze Empire / Neoclassical / Napoleonic Substantial Candlesticks Each With 3 Eagles, In The Manner Of Claude Galle.
Category
19th Century French Empire Antique Patinated Candle Holders
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Carl Auböck #3470 Patinated Brass Candleholders
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of Carl Auböck #3470 Patinated Brass Candleholders.
Designed in the 1940s, this incredibly clean and refined Viennese candleholder is executed in darkly patinated brass by Werk...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Patinated Candle Holders
Materials
Brass
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...
Category
1980s American Vintage Patinated Candle Holders
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Regency Gilt and Patinated Bronze Atlas Figural Candelabra
By Messenger & Phipson
Located in Essex, MA
Pair of Regency or William IV figural candelabra in form of Atlas and a globe. Six arms issuing from top. Patinated bronze, gilded bronze and bronze. A truly rare from. Attributed to...
Category
Early 19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Patinated Candle Holders
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Patinated Bronze Nine-Light Candelabra by Barbedienne
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine pair of neoclassical style gilt and patinated bronze nine-light candelabra by Ferdinand Barbedienne,
French, Circa 1870.
Category
19th Century French Neoclassical Revival Antique Patinated Candle Holders
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Important First Empire Period Ormolu Sconces
By Percier & Fontaine
Located in Essex, MA
Period ormolu sconces in First Empire, imperial Russian, realistic lion mask form
--Percier and fontaine designed lion mask being impaled by th...
Category
Early 1800s Russian Empire Antique Patinated Candle Holders
Materials
Ormolu
$12,000 / set
Unusual Pair Of Russian Empire Figural Bronze Candelabras
Located in New York, NY
An important pair of Russian Empire Figural patinated and Dore Bronze six-light candelabras with maidens and putties with verde antico marble bases. Eac...
Category
19th Century Russian Empire Antique Patinated Candle Holders
Materials
Bronze
Antique Louis XV Style Ormolu and Patinated Bronze Clock Set by Denière et FIls
Located in London, GB
Antique Rococo Louis XV style ormolu and patinated bronze clock set by Denière et Fils
French, c. 1870
Clock: Height 59cm, width 52cm, depth 23cm
Candelabra: Height 71cm, width 33...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Patinated Candle Holders
Materials
Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu
Important Pair of Monumental Ormolu and Patinated Bronze Nine-Light Candelabra
Located in New York, NY
Each with a figure, one with a satyr, the other a bacchante, holding aloft a spiral-fluted cornucopia, each signed Clodion, electrified.
Artist: Claude Michel Clodion (1738-1814)
...
Category
19th Century French Antique Patinated Candle Holders
Materials
Bronze
18th Century French Gothic Forged Wrought Iron Candle Holder
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted in France circa 1780 and forged of solid iron, the candle holder stands on four scrolled legs over a turned central shaft decorated with a few ornamental discs. The tall wrou...
Category
Late 18th Century French Gothic Antique Patinated Candle Holders
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pair of Monumental French Antique Marble and Bronze Candelabra Torcheres
Located in London, GB
This pair of fine candelabra torcheres take form on a monumental scale, each of them standing almost two and a half metres tall. The casting is superior in its quality and could be attributed to one of the 19th century masters, such as Deniere or Barbedienne. Each torchere is formed of a fluted veined marble column set...
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Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Patinated Candle Holders
Materials
Marble, Ormolu, Bronze
Pair Gilt and Patinated Bronze Candelabra from Barbedienne
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French 19th century patinated bronze candelabra of the finest quality by Barbedienne of Paris, mounted on rouge marble bases, after the original slave sculptures by Michelang...
Category
Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Revival Antique Patinated Candle Holders
Materials
Bronze
$7,500 Sale Price / set
37% Off
Great Pair of Antique 19th Century Bronze Candlesticks with Phoenix Sculptures
Located in Lisse, NL
Practical size, antique fine bronze candleholders with original and removable bobeches.
If you are looking for excellent condition antiques to create the perfect atmosphere then thi...
Category
19th Century French Empire Revival Antique Patinated Candle Holders
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Monumental Gilt Bronze Louis XVI Style Sconces
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Monumental Gilt Bronze Louis XVI Style sconces.
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Patinated Candle Holders
Materials
Bronze
Single French Empire Style Patinated and Gilt Bronze Winged Victory Candelabra
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A late 19thC French Empire style candelabra in yje manner of Thomire featuring a finely chased patinated bronze statue of Nike or Winged Victory holding aloft five gilt bronze can...
Category
Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Patinated Candle Holders
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$3,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Neoclassical Style Malachite and Gilt Bronze Mounted Clock Set
Located in London, GB
This three-piece clock and candelabra set is formed of malachite and is fitted with gilt and patinated bronze mounts. The malachite base of th...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Patinated Candle Holders
Materials
Malachite, Ormolu, Bronze
Large Pair of French Empire Period Candelabra, Attributed to Claude Galle
By Claude Galle
Located in New York, NY
A magnificent large pair of five-light doré bronze and patinated bronze Empire period candelabra, attributed to Claude Galle made in the early 1800s. This pair of candelabra are set ...
Category
1810s French Empire Antique Patinated Candle Holders
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair of Antique French Empire Style Figural Patinated and Gilt Bronze Candelabra
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of Spectacular Large Antique French Empire style Gilt bronze, patinated bronze and griotte marble figural candelabras in the neoclassical taste. Each tall candelabra depicting...
Category
19th Century French Empire Antique Patinated Candle Holders
Materials
Griotte Marble, Bronze
Block & Pearl Contemporary Candlestick In White by Margit Wittig
Located in London, GB
UK customers please note: displayed prices do not include VAT.
Margit Wittig has used her sculptural skills to create beautifully-crafted, well-proportioned candlesticks, which are ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Patinated Candle Holders
Materials
Brass
Pair of Early 19th Century Candelabras in Gilded and Patinated Bronze
Located in Paris, FR
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...
Category
Early 19th Century French Restauration Antique Patinated Candle Holders
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Carl Auböck #4162-2 Candlestick "Cobra", Austria 2022
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck #4162-2 candlestick "Cobra", Austria 2022.
Category
2010s Austrian Patinated Candle Holders
Materials
Brass
Pair of Gilt and Patinated Bronze Candelabra by Ferdinand Barbedienne
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Pair of Gilt and Patinated Bronze Figural Five-Light Candelabra Cast by Barbedienne after the Models by Alexandre Falguière and Paul Dubois.
Signed ‘FALGUIERE’ and ‘P. DUBOIS’ ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Patinated Candle Holders
Materials
Bronze
Four French Empire Period Gilt Bronze Candelabra
Located in London, GB
This magnificent set of four antique candelabra come as a pair of pairs: one slightly larger pair and one smaller pair. They date from roughly 1805, during the period of the Napoleon...
Category
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Patinated Candle Holders
Materials
Bronze
$162,906 / set
Tall Bronze Candlestick with Removable Top, 32 inches
Located in New York, NY
A tall candlestick in forged bronze with black satin finish. Indonesia, contemporary.
The 9-inch diameter top plate is designed to hold pillar candles up to 6 inches in diameter. It...
Category
2010s Indonesian Modern Patinated Candle Holders
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Bronze Art Deco Candlesticks by Ystad Brons, Sweden, 1930s
Located in Malmö, SE
A pair of bronze Art Deco / Swedish Grace candlesticks with amazing patina.
Designed by Carl-Einar Borgström and made by Ystad Metall / Brons, Sweden, 1930s.
Great condition, onl...
Category
1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Patinated Candle Holders
Materials
Bronze
Griotte marble and gilt and patinated bronze clock garniture by Graux
Located in London, GB
Griotte marble and gilt and patinated bronze clock garniture by Graux
French, c. 1870
Clock: Height 80cm, width 40cm, depth 33cm
Candelabra: Height 82cm, width 40cm, depth 40cmvarious
This fine three-piece set includes a mantel clock and a pair of candelabra. The pieces are crafted from bronze—both gilt and patinated—and rich griotte marble. The clock features a griotte marble truncated column shaped base, which is adorned with gilt bronze mounts, such as a low relief plaque and beading. The front of the case is inset with a dial within a gilt bronze bezel and beneath glass. Strikingly, the clock case is surmounted by a large and impressive patinated bronze sculptural group after an original by Clodion, which depicts two nymphs carousing with musical instruments and bunches of grapes.
The candelabra are similarly decorated, each with a conforming marble base. The stem of each candelabrum is modelled as two patinated bronze figures holding aloft the candelabrum head, which issues seven gilt bronze branches: six scrolling branches and one central one.
The clock dial is signed 'Jules Graux...
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Patinated Candle Holders
Materials
Griotte Marble, Bronze
A pair of Tiffany Studios Etruscan bronze Candlesticks
Located in Harrington Park, NJ
A pair of art nouveau tall and slender candlesticks, In dark and green patinated bronze.
A large disc with rippled edge and swirling texture serves as the foot of the composition, f...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Patinated Candle Holders
Materials
Bronze
Pair of 18th Century French Patinated Bronze Candlesticks
Located in Dallas, TX
Cast in France during the 1700s, this pair of bronze candlesticks has a lovely patination, giving them a glossy brown color. The highly contoured and curved bases are mirrored by the...
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18th Century French Louis XIV Antique Patinated Candle Holders
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Napoleon III Period Ormolu and Patinated Bronze Clock Set by Picard
By Henri Picard
Located in London, GB
This magnificent clock set is the work of celebrated French maker Henri Picard, who collaborated on this fine piece together with the famous firm of clockmakers, Raingo Freres. Both ...
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Patinated Candle Holders
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
Five Flames Candleholder
Located in Paris, FR
Candleholder five flames with structure in solid
brass in antique finish. For 5 candlesticks (candle
not included).
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Patinated Candle Holders
Materials
Brass
$1,086 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Pair of Ormolu and Patinated Bronze Figural Eight-Light Candelabras
Located in New York, NY
Fine Quality Pair of Ormolu and Patinated Bronze Figural Eight-Light Candelabras
Origin: French
Date: Circa 1900
Dimension: 37 1/2 inches tall
Category
Early 20th Century French Rococo Patinated Candle Holders
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Lemerle-Charpentier & Compagnie Red Marble, Gilt and Patinated Bronze Clock Set
Located in London, GB
This fine and ornate antique clock set by Lemerle-Charpentier & Compagnie comprises a clock and two flanking candelabra. The asymmetrical clock is set on a red marble base with ormolu feet and features a central relief panel in patinated bronze. The circular red marble clock...
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Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Patinated Candle Holders
Materials
Marble, Ormolu, Bronze
Pair of Empire Revival Twin-Light Lustre Candelabra
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A pair of Empire revival gilt and patinated bronze twin-light lustre candelabra.
Each candelabra has a concave tripartite base with winged paw fee...
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19th Century French Empire Revival Antique Patinated Candle Holders
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of Vintage Large Bronze Peruvian Incense Burners
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Vintage Large Elaborately detailed and beautifully proportioned Peruvian incense burner, Both Incense Burners are in good condition
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19th Century Peruvian Antique Patinated Candle Holders
Materials
Metal, Iron, Bronze
Pair Fine Louis XVI Style Gilt and Patinated Candelabra
Located in Hudson, NY
This pair of two-light candelabra are finely cast with great detail and fine hand chasing. The bronze work is in both matte and burnished gilding as well as patination making the wor...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Patinated Candle Holders
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair of Patinated and Polished Bronze Renaissance Revival Candelabra
Located in Hudson, NY
This pair of candelabra made in France, circa 1880 are designed in the Renaissance Revival style. Well cast in a large number of separate parts and patinated and polished to create drama and decorative detail the pair is of a nice scale without being overly large. Cast as a central column raised on a pyramidal pierced base. The base is centered by grotesque masks and foliate sprays raised up on feet. The shaft leads up to four large branched arms also cast with corresponding foliate sprays issuing from more grotesques. The combination of color and casting create a lively play of light.
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Late 19th Century Renaissance Revival Antique Patinated Candle Holders
Materials
Bronze
Important Pair of French Patinated Bronze Torchères by Mathurin Moreau
Located in New York, NY
Maker: Mathurin Moreau (1822-1914)
Origin: French
Date: Circa 1900
Dimension: 44x 15 1/2 inches
Category
19th Century French Antique Patinated Candle Holders
Materials
Bronze
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...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Patinated Candle Holders
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
$4,875 Sale Price / set
50% Off
Pair of French Empire Ormolu and Patinated Bronze Two Branch Candelabra
Located in London, GB
A fine pair of French Empire patinated bronze and ormolu figural two branch candelabra. Set on square ormolu socle with cylinder ormolu stem wit...
Category
1810s French Empire Antique Patinated Candle Holders
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Herve Van Der Straeten, "Pistil" Medium Bronze Candlestick, France, 2011
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary patinated bronze candlestick by Herve Van Der Straeten. Available in three sizes, each sold individually.
Stamped: HV.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Patinated Candle Holders
Materials
Bronze
Herve Van Der Straeten, "Pistil" Large Bronze Candlestick, France, 2011
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary patinated bronze candlestick by Herve Van Der Straeten. Available in three sizes, each sold individually.
Stamped: HV.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Patinated Candle Holders
Materials
Bronze
Large Bronze Art Deco Candelabra for 7 candles by Ystad Brons, Sweden, 1930s
Located in Malmö, SE
A stunning and large Art Deco / Swedish Grace candelabra with amazing patina. For seven candles.
Made in solid bronze by Ystad Metall / Brons, Sweden, 1930s.
Great condition, only...
Category
1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Patinated Candle Holders
Materials
Bronze
A pair of Art Deco Bronze Candelabras by Nordiska Juvelaktiebolaget Sweden 1930s
Located in Malmö, SE
A pair of bronze Art Deco / Swedish Grace candelabras with amazing patina.
Made by Nordiska Juvelaktiebolaget, Sweden, 1930s.
Good condition, some light scratches and wear to the...
Category
1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Patinated Candle Holders
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Richly Decorated 19th Century Patinated Gilt Candelabra
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
A pair neo-Renaissance candlesticks from the second half of the 19th century.
Richly decorated on all sides so perfect for the dining table.
Wonderful gift
Dimensions: 47 cm high an...
Category
1860s French Neoclassical Antique Patinated Candle Holders
Materials
Bronze
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 Patinated Candle Holders
Materials
Bronze
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