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PROPERTY FROM A FRENCH PRIVATE COLLECTION
AN ETRUSCAN BRONZE CANDELABRUM
CIRCA 450 B.C.
Details
AN ETRUSCAN BRONZE CANDELABRUM
CIRCA 450 B.C.
Solid cast in separate parts, the tripod base formed of three lion paws, each on a circular pad, with palmettes at the juncture of the legs, a knob with drop-shaped protrusions along its perimeter at the join to the tall faceted shaft, the lowest part of the shaft incised with overlapping petals, surmounted by a spool from which project four branches, each terminating in a lotus blossom, the finial in the form of an embracing couple on a pedestal base with beading on its upper edge, the figures looking towards each other, stepping forward, with their outer arms akimbo
45¾ in. (116.3 cm.) high
CIRCA 450 B.C.
Solid cast in separate parts, the tripod base formed of three lion paws, each on a circular pad, with palmettes at the juncture of the legs, a knob with drop-shaped protrusions along its perimeter at the join to the tall faceted shaft, the lowest part of the shaft incised with overlapping petals, surmounted by a spool from which project four branches, each terminating in a lotus blossom, the finial in the form of an embracing couple on a pedestal base with beading on its upper edge, the figures looking towards each other, stepping forward, with their outer arms akimbo
45¾ in. (116.3 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired by the current owner's family, southern France, in the late 19th-early 20th century; thence by descent.
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