Pair of French Louis XVI style Giltwood Plant or Candle Stands

Very finely cast Empire style gilt bronze gueridon table with swan motif.

Giltwood French Louis XVI Style 6 Arm Chandelier Stock Number: L423

Pair of very fine quality French Louis XVI style silver and gilt bronze Sconces.

Pair early 19th century Chinese Imari porcelain bowls with ormolu bronze torchiere-form stands in Louis XVI Style.

Pair of French Louis XV style giltwood armchairs.

Pair of French 19 century gilt bronze French bouillotte Lamps with hand-painted metal shades, with wiring and sockets, ready for use. The Candelabras are 19 century and converted to...

A Classical poplar burl panel tapered pedestal, with a square top and a stepped plinth base. The original Louis XVI. Dimensions: 14" W x 14" D x 42" H.

The circular container carved with pearls and rinceaux and supported by an inswept strung-piaster quadripartite stand with a central finial and hung with swags raised on a conforming...

Pair of David Marshall candl stand for three candles with an elegant and stylish flattened design, ideal for small candles and ambient light. Dimensions: 3 x 22 x 13 cm and 3 x 12 x...

Due to their utilitarian nature, surviving pairs of 17th century candle stands/torchères are extremely rare and generally only seen today in great houses. The quality of the marquetry decoration and the attention to detail indicate that these candle stands were probably made for a substantial household. The turned stems displays the skill of the turner, and create fluidity, variety of form, emphasing the quality of the solid walnut grain and the floral inlay as well as holding and balancing the form of the top. The sweeping, scroll feet balance the proportion and fluidity of the candle stands/torchères, giving them presence. They are sturdy and in excellent condition. Virtually identical turnings and form. Both with octagonal tops, one with a central marquetry floral spray, the other plain. The upper sections with solid walnut baluster and ring turnings leading into lower octagonal sections decorated with marquetry floral sprays repeated 3 times. The stems supported by octagonal blocks with a repeat of the floral spray and scroll tripod bases with two floral sprays on the upper facing sections. Excellent original colour and patina. English. Height 96cm, Top diameter 29cm Moveable stands to support a candlestick or lamp were intended to supplement the fixed lighting arrangements of rooms. The evidence of inventories suggests that they did not become common in France until about 1650 when they accompanied fine tables and cabinets. Such stands, being sometimes in the form of gueridons. The fashion for decorative candlestands spread rapidly after the Restoration, when they were often made en-suite to flank a sidetable with a mirror above. Such sets are mentioned in lists of household goods and by contemporary writers. In 1664, for instance, Mary Verney is anxious to obtain “a table and stands of the same coler”. The Academy of Armory, published in 1688, defines a candle-stand as a “little round table...

Fine pair of matching Regency candle stands with subtle lipped trays on top of unusually turned columns. Stands end with delicately carved cabriole legs with acanthus leaves on the k...

Hollywood Regency Gilt Metal Ornate and Glass Top Candle Stand or Plant Stand. Clean vintage condition. Measure 15" x 15" at the base, 12.25" in diameter at the top and stands 23.5" ...