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Pair of French 19th Century Figurative Patinated Bronze Candelabra Lamps

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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 created a scandalous sensation. Some claimed to recognize the features of the sculptor and his mistress, Juliette Drouet. When the prudish government of Louis-Philippe refused to purchase it, Count Anatole Demidoff bought it and took it to his palazzo in Florence. (It has since come back to the Louvre). Other famous sculptures by Pradier are the figures of Fame in the spandrels of the Arc de Triomphe, decorative figures at the Madeleine, and his twelve Victories inside the dome of the Invalides, all in Paris. For his native Geneva he completed the statue of the Genevan Jean-Jacques Rousseau erected in 1838 on the tiny Île Rousseau. Pradier died in 1852 and is buried in the Père-Lachaise cemetery in Paris. Much of the contents of his studio were bought up after his death by the city museum of Geneva.
  • Creator:
    J. Pradier (Sculptor)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 42 in (106.68 cm)Diameter: 6 in (15.24 cm)
  • Power Source:
    Hardwired
  • Lampshade:
    Included
  • Style:
    Neoclassical (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Bronze,Patinated
  • Place of Origin:
    France
  • Period:
    Late 19th Century
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1870
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use. 23 " high to top of bronze figures. Diameter is of the base.
  • Seller Location:
    Vancouver, CA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU4631214693192

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