A PAIR OF RESTAURATION ORMOLU-MOUNTED PORPHYRY FOUR-LIGHT CANDELABRA

BY JEAN-BAPTISTE-CLAUDE ODIOT, PARIS, CIRCA 1825

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A PAIR OF RESTAURATION ORMOLU-MOUNTED PORPHYRY FOUR-LIGHT CANDELABRA
BY JEAN-BAPTISTE-CLAUDE ODIOT, PARIS, CIRCA 1825
Each on a tri-form plinth chased with acanthus leaves, the baluster stem supported by three winged sphinxes and spread eagles supporting laurel swags, issuing a central nozzle and three scrolled branches
21½ in. (54.5 cm.) high (2)

Provenance

By Repute a diplomatic gift to a Russian aristocratic client.
Acquired from A La Vielle Russie, New York

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Lot Essay

The Odiot firm, which can trace its origins back to 1690, came to its greatest glory under the leadership of Jean-Baptiste-Claude Odiot, the grandson of the founder, Jean-Baptiste-Gaspard Odiot. Born in 1763 and becoming a master in 1785, Odiot succeeded his father in the business, steadily building the firm's reputation, coming to particular notice following the Exposition de l'industrie held in Paris in 1802. The stamp on the present lot was used by the Odiot firm between the years 1819 and 1838.

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