A gilt-bronze candelabrum in the manner of Thomire Empire, early 19th century

in the form of a standing neo-classical female figure in drapery, holding aloft a flower cast ring supporting six scrolled candlearms cast with leaves, on a square plinth cast with berried laurel leaves enclosing a lyre, on a square base

Comparative Literature:
Hans Ottomeyer / Peter Pröschel, Vergoldete Bronzen, Munich, 1986, p. 328-330

This model is based on several similar models by Pierre-Philippe Thomire (1751-1833). The figure of Victory, bearing a similar breastplate can be found on a Thomire candelabrum based on designs by Percier and Fontaine in the Musée national du Château de Fontainebleau (F 656 C). Another candelabrum by Thomire also from designs by Percier with similar nozzles above a winged figure of Nike can be found in the Royal Pavilion, Brighton.