Empire Candlesticks Around 1820 Choiselat-gallien Paris - Louis-isidore Choiselat (1784-1853)

Empire candlesticks circa 1820 Choiselat-Gallien Paris H. 26 cm, D. 12.5 cm Louis-Isidore Choiselat (1784-1853) Louis-Isidore Choiselat (1784-1853), also known as Choiselat-Gallien, was a Parisian goldsmith, bronzer, foundryman, engraver and gilder. He was one of the leading Parisian bronziers of his time. Son of a Parisian salt merchant, he was apprenticed to the bronze worker Jean-Baptiste Matthieu Gallien. Later, in 1812, he married Gallien's daughter, Ambroisine Marie (1794-1861), and took over his father-in-law's shop at 93 rue de Verrerie in Paris. He managed the Coiselat-Gallien house from 1813 to 1847. Literature: Collection du Mobilier National, inv. no. GML-331-002. Marie-France Dupuy-Baylet, Of bronze and crystal. 18th-19th century furnishing objects from Mobilier National. Inv. no. 0.809 €1.950