Lot 154
  • 154

A Pair of Empire neoclassical ormolu and patinated bronze two-light candelabra circa 1805-10, possibly Russian

Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 USD
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Description

  • Height 18 ½ in.; width 9 ¼ in
  • 47 cm; 23.5 cm
each with a standing patinated bronze Egyptian figure supporting nozzle-shaped palm scrolls on his head fitted with further leaves sprouting a pair of patinated bronze curved candle branches terminating in lions' masks fitted with ormolu nozzles cast with stars and anthemion, raised on a square white marble base.

Condition

Minor rubbing to ormolu as visible from the catalogue illustration. the candle arms are slightly tilted. Minor marks to mounts and marble, in otherwise good condition.
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Catalogue Note

An identical pair of standing Egyptian figures in patinated bronze and ormolu, also fitted with candle branches emerging from a nozzle surmounting the figure's head, is illustrated, Collection Connaissance Des Arts, Le XIX e Siecle Francais, Paris, 1957, p. 128, fig. 3.