A PAIR OF ITALIAN BAROQUE-STYLE PATINATED BRONZE, ORMOLU AND BRECHE D'ALEP MARBLE TWO-LIGHT CANDELABRA

19TH CENTURY

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A PAIR OF ITALIAN BAROQUE-STYLE PATINATED BRONZE, ORMOLU AND BRECHE D'ALEP MARBLE TWO-LIGHT CANDELABRA
19th Century
One in the form of a satryress, the other a satyr, each seated on a rocky formation and down on one knee holding pierced and acanthus-sheathed scrolled bobèches, on an inswept molded base set with three lambrequin-draped satyr masks, on fluted S-scroll legs and ball feet, electrified, the ormolu to the lettered to the underside of each base
24in. (61cm.) high (2)

Lot Essay

These candelabra are of the same model as the bcelbrated 17th Century pair at Burghley House, Lincolnshire. Their bronze satyrs and satyresses undoubtedly inspired by Renaissance prototypes executed in the workshops of Riccio and Severo de Ravenna, these latter candelabra were probably purchased on the Grand Tour in Italy by John, 5th Earl of Exeter (1648-1700).

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