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A Pair of Empire Ormolu and Patinated Bronze Three-Light Candelabra Circa 1805, Attributed to Claude Galle
Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 USD
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Description
- height 21 1/2 in.
- 54.6cm
each in the form of a kneeling Naophori Priestess, the candle arms cast as serpents, raised on a rectangular plinth mounted on three sides with trophies emblematic of Egyptian themes.
Catalogue Note
A similar pair is illustrated, Ottomeyer, Pröschel et al., Vergoldete Bronzen, Munich, 1986, Vol. I, p. 338, no. 5.3.6. Another pair from the Champalimaud Collection sold, Christie's, London, July 7, 2005, lot 188.