A pair of fire-gilded and patinated French Empire four-light candlesticks

A pair of fire-gilded and patinated French Empire four-light candlesticks

Price: Price on request

Offered by Cor van der Heijden Antique Clocks



A pair of fire-gilded and patinated French Empire four-light candlesticks A pair of fire-gilded and patinated French Empire four-light candlesticks

An imposing pair of fire-gilt and patinated bronze candelabra in the shape of a priestess from ancient times.

An imposing pair of fire-gilt and patinated bronze candelabra in the shape of a priestess from ancient times. The female figures support with their hands the vases on their heads that form the basis of the four-light candlesticks. Three arms with floral decorations sprout from the flower-decorated vase, each of which carries a candle holder. The fourth candleholder is the crowning glory of the vases. The female figures are on globes which have flowers on the front. Underneath a ribbed base that changes into a round with palmettes that end on a square base.

The priestesses refer to the “Goût Égyptienne” inspired by Napoleon's Egyptian campaigns.

Origin
France
Period
Around 1810, Empire
Material
Gilded bronze, Bronze, patinated bronze
Reference
100-42
Sizes
57.5 cm

Offered by

Cor van der Heijden Antique Clocks

't Hofke 28
5374 HE Schaijk
The Netherlands

+31(0)6 51 169 169
http://www.clocksantique.nl

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