A pair of rare Empire ormolu candelabra - image-1

Lot 1034 Nα

A pair of rare Empire ormolu candelabra

Auction 1152 - overview Cologne
29.05.2020, 14:00 - Decorative Arts
Estimate: 3.000 € - 4.000 €

A pair of rare Empire ormolu candelabra

Cast in several parts and screw-mounted. Three flame figural candlesticks designed as female caryatids holding vines. On concave round bases. Slightly mottled patina. H ca. 45 cm.
Paris, 1st quarter 19th C.

Provenance

Acquired in 1982 from George Ségal in Basel.

Literature

A similar pair of candlesticks on taller pedestals in: Wannenes, Les bronzes ornamentaux et les objèts montés, Milan 2004, p. 382. A further identical pair in the collection of the Marquis de Baye.