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Large Pair of Gilt and Patinated Bronze Figural Candelabra, Cast by Barbedienne

$217,524.59

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A magnificent and large pair of gilt and patinated bronze figural candelabra, Cast by Ferdinand Barbedienne after the Models by Alexandre Falguière and Paul Dubois, raised on rose granite bases. Signed ‘FALGUIERE’ and ‘P. DUBOIS’ respectively and inscribed ‘F. BARBEDIENNE. FONDEUR’. Barbedienne illustrates a drawing of this pair of torcheres on page 63 of his 1886 catalogue ‘Bronzes D’ Art’. He lists them under the heading ‘Deux Femmes Debout’ and describes them as ‘Porte-Lumières, style Renaissance’ also indicating that they were modelled by Paul Dubois and Falguière. This model of candelabra was exhibited by Barbedienne at the 1867 Exposition Universelle and subsequently installed at the Château de Compiègne as part of the refurbishment undertaken by Napoléon III and Empress Eugénie. Paul Dubois Paul Dubois (1827-1905) entered L’Ecole des Beaux-Arts in 1858. He exhibited at the 1865 Salon the Chanteur Florentin, inspired by his period of study in Italy and later exhibited this model at the Paris Universal Exhibition of 1867 (now preserved at the Musée d’Orsay). His success brought him many important public and private commissions including a portrait for the Duc d’Aumale and a statue of Joan of Arc at Reims. He was appointed curator at the Luxembourg Museum in 1873 and went on to become Director of the L’Ecole des Beaux-Arts in 1878. Alexandre Falguière Alexandre Falguière studied under Jouffroy at L’Ecole des Beaux-Arts, exhibiting for the first time at the salon in 1857. He won the Prix de Rome in 1859 and continued to find extraordinary success at the International Exhibitions of the period including the Paris Universal Exhibition of 1867 where he won a first class medal. He was awarded the Ordre National de la Légion d’Honneur in 1870. As well as private commissions he undertook a number of important commissions for the French state. In 1878 he was asked by the state to realise the Triomphe de la République, placed in 1881 at the summit of the Arc de Triomphe (taken down in 1886). His most important international work was the Lafayette monument in Washington D.C. French, circa 1870.

Details

Creator
F. Barbedienne Foundry (Maker),Paul Dubois (Sculptor),Jean Alexandre Joseph Falguière 1 (Sculptor)
Dimensions
Height: 102.76 in. (261 cm)Width: 19.69 in. (50 cm)Depth: 25.6 in. (65 cm)
Style
Belle Époque (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques
Bronze,Patinated
Place of Origin
France
Period
19th Century
Date of Manufacture
circa 1870
Condition
Rewired. Wear consistent with age and use.
Seller Location
London, GB
Reference Number
Seller: B720211stDibs: LU1028020634042
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