Fine Pair of Late 19th Century Patinated Bronze and Marble Four Light Candelabra

A wonderful pair of late 19th century two tone bronze nine-light candelabra. After Clodion. Each cast as a female and a male figure from a bacchanale upholding eight scroll branches with a central branch in the fotm of a quiver, on a bronze-mounted circular base of granite. Claude Michael Clodion, [1738-1814], was the son-in-law of sculptor Augustin Pajou; he trained in Paris in the workshops of Lambert Sigisbert Adam, his maternal uncle and Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, the most successful sculptor of the time. After winning the Prix de Rome, he moved to Italy, sharing a studio with Jean-Antoine Houdon and studying antique, Renaissance, and Baroque sculpture. In 1771 Clodion returned to Paris, where he continued to produce mostly in terracotta. He also worked with his brothers in other media, decorating objects...

A fine pair of late 19th century gilt bronze seven light candelabra, after Claude-Michel Clodion. Each as a vase cast in high relief with a procession of putti, with a pair of ...

A nice pair of late 19th century patina bronze two light figural candelabra lamps Each cast as a female figure in draped garment upholding candelabra with five perimeter arms and ...

A Museum Quality pair of late 19th century gilt and patinated bronze figural candelabra by Henry Dasson Henry Dasson Each cast as a scantily clad beauty holding aloft a gilt to...

A nice pair of late 19th century gilt bronze six light candelabra Each with finely designed bodies and round bases, issuing five scrolling branches and a central stem.

A fantastic pair of early 20th century gilt and patinated bronze and marble figural candelabra By Caldwell Edward F. Caldwell and Co. Inc. New York These famous candelabra modeled as two figures, one as a bacchante, seated on a dolphin, and holding another, the other as a satyr, seated on a lion, holding a cornucopia. Both standing on a gilt bronze and marble base...

A beautifully cast pair of French 19th century neoclassical patinated figural bronze nine arm candelabra after a model by Jaen Jacques Pradier They are signed J. Pradier and were converted into lamps in the 20th century. Each candelabra is cast as classically draped maiden with one representing Phyrne and the other unknown, standing on a circular stepped dark green marble socle base. There are no visible foundry marks on the bronzes. Born in Geneva in 1792 in Switzerland, Pradier was the son of a Protestant family from Toulouse. He left for Paris in 1807 to work with his elder brother, Charles-Simon Pradier, an engraver, and also attended the École des Beaux-Arts beginning in 1808. He won a Prix de Rome that enabled him to study in Rome from 1814-1818 at the Villa Médici. Pradier made his debut at the Salon in 1819 and quickly acquired a reputation as a competent artist. He studied under Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres in Paris. In 1827 he became a member of the Académie des beaux-arts and a professor at the École des Beaux-Arts. At the Salon of 1834, Pradier's Satyr and Bacchante...

A very fine pair of French 19th century Louis XVI style patinated and gilt bronze figural two-light candelabra after a model by Claude-Michel Clodion (French, 1738-1814), one modeled...

A handsome pair of French 19th century Neo-Classical st. patinated bronze and Vert de Patricia marble lamps, in the manner of Clodion and after a model by John Flaxman. Each lamp is ...

A central baluster vase carved in rouge marble, held by rams mask mounts, issues ten highly decorative candle branches adorned with foliage and vines all resting on a triform base wi...

Depicting what appears to be male and female apparitions (?) chanting, he holding in the crook of his arm a pet monkey wearing a cap, the pair emanating a g...

An outstanding pair of French finely cast and gilt bronze seven arm candelabras of the Belle Epoch period in France. The center stem emitting seven exceptional foliate arms with candle cups and bobesch, the base finely cast in foliate decoration. The Belle Epoch period in France was truly a beautiful period of prosperity and elegant design before world war one. This pair of candelabra have seen so much history in a time period of peace and tranquility in France. So much so that they would bring any room to life, beauty and serenity. Use them as your dining table centerpiece...