A Pair of Excellent Empire Candlesticks with Caryatids in the Manner of Claude Galle (1758-1815)
Lot-No. 679
Proceeds : 2.000 €
France/Paris. Around 1810. Each on a round base with finely chiselled ornamental decoration in a strictly frontal pose standing figure of a vestal virgin in antique clothing. On her head she wears a decorative cushion with hanging tassels, above it a vase-shaped candle spout with a drip bowl in the form of a feather wreath. Patinated and gilt bronze. H. 26 cm. - Provenance: Estate Countess Finck von Finckenstein-Brinkama -
A Pair of Excellent Empire Candlesticks with Caryatids in the Manner of Claude Galle (1758-1815)
A Pair of Excellent Empire Candlesticks with Caryatids in the Manner of Claude Galle (1758-1815)
Lot-No. 679
Proceeds : 2.000 €
France/Paris. Around 1810. Each on a round base with finely chiselled ornamental decoration in a strictly frontal pose standing figure of a vestal virgin in antique clothing. On her head she wears a decorative cushion with hanging tassels, above it a vase-shaped candle spout with a drip bowl in the form of a feather wreath. Patinated and gilt bronze. H. 26 cm. - Provenance: Estate Countess Finck von Finckenstein-Brinkama -
