A pair of Regency gilt and patinted bronze twin branch candelabra early 19th Century

in the Egyptian taste, the twin branches in the form of trumpets ornamented with anthemia motifs, held aloft by kneeling figures in Egyptian costume, on spreading rectangular plinths ornamented in relief with hieroglyphics, some re-patination to the figures

One of this pair of candelabra, is illlustated in Brian Reade, Regency Antiques, London, 1953, pl.156.

Good overall condition. Fugures with some chips and losses to patination. Minor wear to gilding. Minor differences to measurements- one slightly taller than the other.
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Following Nelson`s victory in Egypt in 1798 and the publication of Vivant Denon`s book of Egyptian designs and architecture, Voyage dans la basse and la haute Egypte,  1802, there was a renewed infatuation for objects in the Egyptian taste. Josiah Wedgwood had produced ceramic objects in the 1770s using ancient Egyptian prototypes ( his ceramic `basalt ' wares imitated Egyptian black basalt), and amiongst architects and designers, John Vardy and Robert Adam both used Egyptian motifs in their work. In the early 19th century, Thomas Hope promoted archaeologically correct furniture and decorations in his Household Furniture and Interior Decoration 1807, which showed the interiors of his house in Duchess Street, including the The Egyptian Room and The Boudoir. The motifs used for the furniture and interiors in these rooms were taken from elements of the artifacts collected on his tour of the Middle East in 1797. The present candelabra strongly reflect this interest and influences.