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Pair of large Empire candelabra with Victorias

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Auction dateClassic
17.05.2023 11:00UTC +02:00
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VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH
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Germany, Köln
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ID 953365
Lot 1018 | Pair of large Empire candelabra with Victorias
PAIR OF LARGE EMPIRE CANDELABRA WITH VICTORIAS.

Paris.
Date: 19th century.
Technique: Patinated and partially gilt bronze.
Description: A column, made of several segments, on a two-level square plinth as the base. The shaft
and the hemisphere on top of the column with finely chiseled blossom and feather decor. On
top of each hemisphere stands a winged Victoria. In her raised hands two intertwined
trumpets as four-flame candelabrums.
Measurement: Height each 62,5cm.


Literature:
- Ottomeyer, Hans and Pröschel, Peter: Vergoldete Bronzen vol. 1, Munich 1986. Related model on p.357, fig. 5.10.7

Closely related examples of this type of depiction include a pair of wall lights, executed by Claude Galle around 1809, which are today in the Munich Residence.
Auction house category:Decorative Arts & Objects
Address of auction VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH
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