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A PAIR OF SILVER THREE-LIGHT CANDELABRA ENGRAVED WITH THE ARMS OF PRINCE NAPOLÉON AND PRINCESS OF SAVOY, BY BAPST AND FALIZE, PARIS, CIRCA 1879-1891 | A pair of silver three-light candelabra engraved with the arms of Prince Napoléon and Princess of Savoy, by Bapst and Falize, Paris, circa 1879-1891
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 EUR
bidding is closed
Description
- Haut. 45 cm, 17 3/4 in. high ; 8785 g. ; 309,8 oz
in the Louis XV style, the stem shaped as an imperial eagle, a claw resting on an escutcheon engraved with arms, the three lights with foliage, the rim signed BAPST FALIZE PARIS
Condition
One candlestick with a small crack to the stem (approx.0,4 cm). Both in overall good condition with some scratches and minor dents in places consistent with age and handling. One with Savoy coat-of-arms, the other with Napoleon coat-of-arms. Very elegant set. Good weight.
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The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The condition report is provided to assist you with assessing the condition of the lot and is for guidance only. Any reference to condition in the condition report for the lot does not amount to a full description of condition. The images of the lot form part of the condition report for the lot provided by Sotheby's. Certain images of the lot provided online may not accurately reflect the actual condition of the lot. In particular, the online images may represent colours and shades which are different to the lot's actual colour and shades. The condition report for the lot may make reference to particular imperfections of the lot but you should note that the lot may have other faults not expressly referred to in the condition report for the lot or shown in the online images of the lot. The condition report may not refer to all faults, restoration, alteration or adaptation because Sotheby's is not a professional conservator or restorer but rather the condition report is a statement of opinion genuinely held by Sotheby's. For that reason, Sotheby's condition report is not an alternative to taking your own professional advice regarding the condition of the lot.
Catalogue Note
On 30 January 1859, in Turin, Prince Jerome Napoléon Bonaparte the Count of Moncalieri (1822-1891), son of Jerome Bonaparte (youngest brother of Emperor Napoleon I) the King of Westphalia and Catherina of Württemberg, married the Princess Maria Clotilde of Savoy (1843-1911), daughter of Victor Emmanuel II first King of Italy and Archduchess Adelaide of Austria. It is their coat-of-arms engraved on this pair of candlesticks made between 1879 and 1891 in Paris, era which Germain Bapst and Lucien Falize were in partnership. Prince Jerome Napoleon was 37 years old and his wife was 16 years old, twenty-one years younger, when they wed. This marriage was described at the time as between an elephant and a gazelle. The very imposing prince was known for his democratic and anticlerical ideas, which earned him the nickname of Plon-Plon and Red Prince. The restrained and delicate princess always considered this matrimony as a mésalliance.