A PAIR OF FRENCH BRONZE FIGURAL FIVE-LIGHT CANDELABRA
A PAIR OF FRENCH BRONZE FIGURAL FIVE-LIGHT CANDELABRA

THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY, AFTER JEAN-FRANCOIS-THEODORE GECHTER (1796-1844)

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A PAIR OF FRENCH BRONZE FIGURAL FIVE-LIGHT CANDELABRA
THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY, AFTER JEAN-FRANCOIS-THEODORE GECHTER (1796-1844)
Each modelled as a knight in full armour supporting a halberd with military trophies, standing on a circular base, on a hexagonal black marble plinths
29 in. (73.5 cm.) high (2)

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Jean Francois Theodore Gechter studied under Bosio and Gros and exhibited at the Salon from 1827 to 1844, becoming a Chevalier of the Legion d'Honneur in 1837. He was a friend of Barye and towards the end of his career dabbled in Animalier sculpture, producing statuettes of greyhounds and equestrian subjects. These candleabra would originally have formed part of a clock garniture entitled 'Le combat de Charles Martel et d'Abedrame, roi des Sarrasins which was first presented at the Salon in 1833.

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