A Pair Of Bronze Doré Girandoles

The can­de­labras have mould­ed, foli­ate bases and stems embell­ished with blos­som gar­lands. The stem merges into a twist­ed acan­thus branch, issu­ing four scrolling, acan­thus-dec­o­rat­ed arms ter­mi­nat­ing in foli­ate drip pans and noz­zles. The small ampho­ra crown­ing the cen­tral stem is remov­able, allow­ing space for a fifth candle. 

This beau­ti­ful pair is based on a design draft of Juste Aurèle Meis­sonier, Paris ¹⁷³⁰⁄₁₇₄₀. Com­pa­ra­ble mod­els can be found in the Met­ro­pol­i­tan Muse­um of Art and in the Wal­lace Collection.