Live Auction 8048The Opulent Eye - 500 Years: Decorative Arts Europe
A PAIR OF FRENCH ORMOLU NINE-LIGHT CANDELABRA
Lot 97

A PAIR OF FRENCH ORMOLU NINE-LIGHT CANDELABRA

CAST BY PAUL-HENRI LEDENTU, EARLY 20TH CENTURY

Closed15 March 2012

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GBP 16,250

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A PAIR OF FRENCH ORMOLU NINE-LIGHT CANDELABRA
CAST BY PAUL-HENRI LEDENTU, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Modelled as a female and male herm issuing from a naturalistically cast base and holding a cornucopia supporting a central stem and nine scrolled branches each terminating in rocaille cast nozzles and drip-pans, variously stamped 'HL'
28 in. (71 cm.) high (2)

Specialist note

The sculpteur-fondeur Paul-Henri Ledentu (1874-1951) studied at the École des Arts Décoratifs in Paris and exhibited at the Paris Salon and later specialized in editing bronzes by sculptors such as Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux and Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse. A pair of candelabra of this model sold A Private West Coast Collection, Sotheby's, New York, 15 April 2011, lot 31 ($46,875).