Pair of Restauration Gilt Bronze Candlesticks

A pair of 19th century Louis XVI style carved and chased gilt bronze pikes-cierges, mounted as lamp bases. The fluted baluster base is punctuated by small cushions at mid-height, and...

Impressive pair of gilt and sculpted bronze candelabras with three branches. The stem of each candelabrum is a patinated bronze form of the winged goddess, Victory, who holds a gilt bronze torch in each of her hands. Her head is topped with a gilt bronze vase that transforms into the candelabra branches, which is embellished with griffins and rosettes. At the top of each candelabrum is a peacock standing on a globe, symbolizing the sun and immortality. Victory is standing on a cruciform-shaped base, which has a winged cupid on two sides and a caduceus on the other two sides. The intertwined snakes of the caduceus are a symbol of the Greek god Hermes (or the Roman god Mercury) and is a symbol of peace, eloquence and negotiation. Empire period. Perfect condition. Our model is inspired by the projects of Charles Percier and Franc¸ois-Leonard Fontaine, famous architects of the Emperor. Their most important work, entitled Recueil de decorations inte´rieurs (Collection of interior decorations), was published in France at the, end of the 19th century. The winged Victories, caduceus and griffins are some of the motifs present in this piece that demonstrate the adoption of Percier and Fontaine’s decorative...

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...

Pair of three-light candelabra in chased and gilded bronze, signed F. Barbedienne, Paris. Barbedienne, Paris. Elegant pair of Empire-style three-light candelabra in finely chased an...

Pair of candlesticks modeled as standing putti blowing a horn with grapes and fruit base hanging over their shoulders, after Claude Galle. Measures: H 11-1/4 in, W 6-1/2 in.

An impressive pair of Louis XVI-style candlesticks in ornately chased and gilded bronze, and dating from the 19th century. Resting on heavy circular bases which are encircled by stylised pearl and foliage motifs, the columnar shafts are tapered and fluted, and are draped around their upper portion with laurel garlands...

A pair of candlesticks in chiselled fire-gilt bronze from the French Empire or early Restauration Era. The pair, exemplifying the neoclassical iconography so popular in the Napoleoni...

Each Greek style classically draped male figure raising a three-light oil lamp shaped top on a square stepped plinth.