Bronze Liturgical Candlestick 13 Lights
Large and heavy neo-Gothic liturgical candlestick. 13 lights. Finely chased and gilded with fine gold. Goldsmith's piece. Base resting on three feet in the shape of chimeras, with scroll motifs, openwork grape clusters and plant foliage. An episcopal noeuf with 3 salamanders at mid-height, on the model of the crozier of the cathedral of Carcassonne (early 13th century) Cluny Museum. (The salamander in Christian symbolism is the tamer of fire, capable of extinguishing vices, the salamander became, in Christian representations, the symbol of the virtuous man.) Weight: 13kg
1 800 €
Period: 19th century
Style: Napoleon 3rd
Condition: Perfect condition
Material: Bronze
Diameter: 47 cm
Height: 90 cm
Reference (ID): 1552082
Availability: In stock
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