Live Auction 19984La Rêverie: The Collection of Sydell Miller
A PAIR OF FRENCH ORMOLU AND PATINATED BRONZE TWO-LIGHT CANDELABRA
Lot 161

A PAIR OF FRENCH ORMOLU AND PATINATED BRONZE TWO-LIGHT CANDELABRA

LATE 19TH CENTURY

Closed10 June 2021

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A PAIR OF FRENCH ORMOLU AND PATINATED BRONZE TWO-LIGHT CANDELABRA
LATE 19TH CENTURY
Based on a Japanese model, each as a crane holding a budding twig and standing on the back of a mythical tortoise, with ormolu leafy branches and bud-form sconces
19 ¾ in. (50.2 cm.) high, 14 ¾ in. (37.5 cm.) wide (each)

Specialist note

The mythical tortoises seen here supporting the cranes are known as minogame in Japanese culture. Said to be so old they have trains of seaweed growing on their backs, the minogame are symbols of longevity and happiness and are popular motifs in Japanese art, especially favored by netsuke carvers.