Potsdam, DE
Details
- Dimensions
- 4.72ʺW × 4.72ʺD × 10.24ʺH
- Styles
- Empire
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
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- Materials
- Bronze
- Condition
- Unknown, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Gold
- Condition Notes
- Patina Consistent with Age and Use Patina Consistent with Age and Use less
- Description
- Excellent pair of Empire candlesticks with female caryatids made of gilded bronze in the style of Claude Galle ( 1758-1815): … more Excellent pair of Empire candlesticks with female caryatids made of gilded bronze in the style of Claude Galle ( 1758-1815): on wide flat round base standing conical candlestick shaft with three female busts à la Grècque with corresponding pairs of feet on the base. The heads of the caryatids support the cylindrical-oil candle spout decorated with godrons with removable drip tray. Stem with fine latticework guilloché. Very fine chasing, excellent matte and bright gilding. The pair of Empire candlesticks follows a model by the famous bronze maker Claude Galle, which he made for the Chateau Fontainebleau in 1804. Cf. Hans Ottomeyer and Peter Pröschel: Vergoldete Bronzen. Die Bronzearbeiten des Spätbarock und Klassizismus, Munich 1986, 2 vol., vol. 1, p. 286, fig. 4.15.1 and p. 326, fig. 5.1.6 and 5.1.7. Condition: very good, min. signs of age and wear, min. abrasion. less
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