AN ITALIAN BRONZE TORCHÈRE

The splendid candelabrum pattern derives from the Florentine Renaissance bronze vase candelabrum on altar tripod base that was executed in the mid-15th Century by the sculptor Maso di Bartolomeo and is now in the Tuscan Cathedral of Pistoia.

The Fonderia Chiurazzi in Naples has been in existence since 1860. Since this date the foundry has specialised in the production of copies of bronzes from Pompeii and Herculaneum catering to the demand of Grand Tourists.