Lot Essay
An identical pair of candlesticks is visible on the portrait of Letizia Bonaparte, Madame Mère by Jacques Sabit (1749-1803), in the collection of Musée Fesch (no. MNA 839.1.12).
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A PAIR OF EMPIRE ORMOLU AND PATINATED BRONZE CANDLESTICKS
CIRCA 1810, IN THE MANNER OF PIERRE-PHILIPPE THOMIRE
Details
A PAIR OF EMPIRE ORMOLU AND PATINATED BRONZE CANDLESTICKS
CIRCA 1810, IN THE MANNER OF PIERRE-PHILIPPE THOMIRE
Each shaft modelled as a classically-draped maiden holding a wreath, surmounted by a tasselled band and palmette-cast nozzle, above a star-studded pedestal on an anthemion-cast circular base
13 ½ in. (34 cm.) high
CIRCA 1810, IN THE MANNER OF PIERRE-PHILIPPE THOMIRE
Each shaft modelled as a classically-draped maiden holding a wreath, surmounted by a tasselled band and palmette-cast nozzle, above a star-studded pedestal on an anthemion-cast circular base
13 ½ in. (34 cm.) high
Provenance
Possibly from the collection of of Letizia Bonaparte, Madame Mère (1750-1836).
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Paul Gallois