Lot 122
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A PAIR OF FRENCH ORMOLU, PATINATED-BRONZE AND MARBLE SIX-LIGHT FIGURAL CANDELABRA
A PAIR OF FRENCH ORMOLU, PATINATED-BRONZE AND MARBLE SIX-LIGHT FIGURAL CANDELABRA
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A PAIR OF FRENCH ORMOLU, PATINATED-BRONZE AND MARBLE SIX-LIGHT FIGURAL CANDELABRA

AFTER THE MODEL BY CLAUDE MICHEL, CALLED CLODION, THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY

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A PAIR OF FRENCH ORMOLU, PATINATED-BRONZE AND MARBLE SIX-LIGHT FIGURAL CANDELABRA
AFTER THE MODEL BY CLAUDE MICHEL, CALLED CLODION, THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
Each with male or female bacchante supporting a cornucopia issuing six foliate scrolled candle arms, surmounted by a flame finial, the cylindrical bases hung with foliate garlands and berried laurel wreath, on a square foot, drilled for electricity
63 in. (160 cm.) high
Provenance
William Tilden Blodgett (1823-1875), New York;
Eleanor Blodgett (1855-1930), New York;
Elisabeth Severance Prentiss (1863-1944);
Bequest of the Estate of Elisabeth Severance Prentiss, 1944.
Sold by The Cleveland Museum of Art to benefit future acquisitions; Christie's, New York, 22 November 2011, lot 6 ($40,000).
Acquired from F&P Associates, New York.
Literature
Catalogue of the Elisabeth Severance Prentiss Collection, Bequest of Elisabeth Severance Prentiss, Cleveland, 1944, no. 40, pl. XXVI;
Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook, 1966, p. 157.
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Lot Essay

This well-known model was first recorded in an anonymous drawing circa 1785, which is now held in the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris. The original models, made popular by Clodion, were supplied by Parisian marchand-mercier Dominique Daguerre for the Grand Reception Room at Carlton House in 1794. The models were widely admired in the 19th century and the exceptionally fine quality of the casting and chasing to the gilt-bronze on the present candelabra justify an attribution to a first-rate 19th century bronzier such as Henry Dasson or Alfred Beurdeley. The provenance records that the first owner of the candelabra was William Tilden Blodgett (1823–1875), who was a prominent Manhattan entrepreneur and philanthropist, and founding trustee of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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