A PAIR OF RUSSIAN ORMOLU AND PATINATED BRONZE CANDLESTICKS
Lot 65

A PAIR OF RUSSIAN ORMOLU AND PATINATED BRONZE CANDLESTICKS

CIRCA 1815

Fermé6 December 2012

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GBP 5,000

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A PAIR OF RUSSIAN ORMOLU AND PATINATED BRONZE CANDLESTICKS
CIRCA 1815
Each with a tapering body decorated with thyrsus and caduceus, headed by addorsed Egyptian female busts and Ionic capitals, and surmounted by a tooled nozzle, above a square spreading base decorated in relief with mythical figures, one caduceus later
12½ in. (31.5 cm.) high (2)

Palais Abbatial de Royaumont, Christie's house sale, 19-21 September 2011, lot 8 (EUR12,500 with premium).

Note du spécialiste

A closely related pair of candlesticks is illustrated in I. Sychev, Russian chandeliers, 1760-1830, p.134, figs. 633-34.