Lot Essay
An identical pair of figural candelabra, with less elaborate bases, were sold Christie's London, 31 October 1996, lot 237.
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THE PROPERTY OF A NEW YORK ESTATE
A pair of Napoleon III ormolu, bronze and griotte marble nine-light figural candelabra
THE FIGURES CAST FROM MODELS BY ALBERT-ERNEST CARRIER-BELLEUSE, CIRCA 1870
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A pair of Napoleon III ormolu, bronze and griotte marble nine-light figural candelabra
The figures cast from models by Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse, Circa 1870
Each cast as a running maiden supporting a flower-laden basket on her head, issuing a central stem and nine acanthus-sheathed scrolled branches, the naturalistic base inscribed A. CARRIER, on a spreading fluted griotte marble plinth, applied with an acanthus cartouche and shell motifs, electrified
38½in. (98cm.) high, excluding fitting (2)
The figures cast from models by Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse, Circa 1870
Each cast as a running maiden supporting a flower-laden basket on her head, issuing a central stem and nine acanthus-sheathed scrolled branches, the naturalistic base inscribed A. CARRIER, on a spreading fluted griotte marble plinth, applied with an acanthus cartouche and shell motifs, electrified
38½in. (98cm.) high, excluding fitting (2)