A pair of Consulat ormolu five-light candelabra circa 1805

Marble bases with small chips and abrasions. Some candle branches with restored breaks. One lacking one small ormolu ball on back of top section. Conical ormolu elements above acanthus-cast stems and issuing candle branches are later. GIlding with rubbing, surface dirt and heat damage in and nearby areas of restorations. Finely worked.
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The model of these candelabra was created by François-Thimotée Matelin, see Jean-Dominique Augarde, "Une nouvelle vision du bronze et des bronziers sous le Directoire er l'Empire," Objet d'Art, No. 398, January, 2005, pp. 62-85. They formed part of a garniture comprising these candelabra and a mantel clock. The theme of the garniture was that of Disagreement and Reconciliation, in which the candelabra represented the former (La Brouille) and the clock the latter (Le Raccommodement). The garniture was first marketed by the marchand Philippe-François Devillaine and its versions were later recreated by Galle and Reiche. Napoleon is known to have ordered these candelabra and the matching clock for his bedroom at the Chateau de Saint-Cloud during the Consulat period.