A pair of green-ground and gilt porcelain five-light candelabra by Jacob Petit Charles X, circa 1830

each with an upper section in the form of an oil lamp with a central nozzle flanked by four further nozzles in the form of the head of Neptune issuing from acanthus on a Corinthian column decorated with spirals of flowers and ribbons, the plinth base with four winged cherub terms  holding flaming torches on a stepped square base; formerly fitted for electricity

In overall good conserved condition. One vase: There is a chip to the lower Corinthian terminal of the column. There is a network of fine hairline cracks around the drip pan, possibly the result of fitting for electricity, there is also a crack to the central nozzle. Two putti supports at the base have some minor losses. The other vase: One nozzle has been restored. To the top of the square base there are two extended firing cracks and some scattered fine hairline cracks. A section of moulding to the top edge of the base has been re-stuck at the terminal. All the figural supports on the base have some losses with associated re-gilding. There are some hairline cracks to the foot rim.
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Comparative Literature:
Jonathan Bourne and Vanesa Brett, Lighting in the Domestic Interior, Renaissance to Art Nouveau, London, 1992, p.151, fig. 525, for similar candlabrum by Jacob Petit.
Régine de Plinval de Guillebon, "Jacob Petit, Le plus romantique des porcelainiers parisiens", L'Estampille/Objet d'art, No 311, March 1997, p. 51, for the original design as engraved by Stéphane Flachat for L'Industrie in 1834. 

This model of candelabra was created by Jacob Petit for L’Exposition des Produits de L’Industrie of 1834 and were emblematic of Water and Fire. Jacob Petit (1796-1865) was one of the most celebrated porcelain artists of the 19^th century and after travelling extensively in Europe he returned to France and established a modest porcelain factory in Sèvres in 1830. In 1834, he expanded to a workshop in Fontainebleau and by 1838 was offering highly prized ornamental objects. He created an innovative fusion of Rococo, neo-classical and Romantic  elements blending complex motifs and sculptural shapes with a lively palette. 

A related example on a white ground of the same model with their flaming finial on the central nozzle, was sold Christies, New York, 17^th-18^th July 2007, lot 561 ($21,600) and another pair of the same model but different decoration on a green ground sold in the same sale, ($18,000).