Live Auction 8023The Opulent Eye - 500 Years Decorative Arts Europe
A PAIR OF NAPOLEON III ORMOLU, PATINATED BRONZE AND ROUGE GRIOTTE MARBLE SIX-LIGHT FIGURAL CANDELABRA
Lot 226 THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN 

A PAIR OF NAPOLEON III ORMOLU, PATINATED BRONZE AND ROUGE GRIOTTE MARBLE SIX-LIGHT FIGURAL CANDELABRA

CAST FROM MODELS BY JEAN-LOUIS GRÉGOIRE, THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY

Closed22 September 2011

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GBP 10,625

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A PAIR OF NAPOLEON III ORMOLU, PATINATED BRONZE AND ROUGE GRIOTTE MARBLE SIX-LIGHT FIGURAL CANDELABRA
CAST FROM MODELS BY JEAN-LOUIS GRÉGOIRE, THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
Each modelled with a robed sea nymph holding aloft a Neo-Grec candelabrum issuing six-scrolled branches and palm-frond finial, on an ormolu-wreath-mounted marble base with pad feet, fitted for electricity
42½ in. (108 cm.) high (2)

Specialist note

A pair of candelabra modelled with the same sea-nymphs and signed by Jean-Louis Grégoire sold Christie's, New York, 25 October 2005, lot 462 ($22,800).