Pair Of Empire Candlesticks Circa 1810 Claude Galle H. 26.5 Cm Claude Galle (1759-1815)

Empire Candlestickscirca 1810Claude GalleH. 26.5 cmClaude Galle (1759-1815)Galle delivered variations of this model to the Château de Fontainebleau in 1804(Jean-Pierre Samoyault, Pendules et bronzes d'ameublement entrers sous le Premier Empire; Catalogue des Collections de Mobilier, Musée National du Château de Fontainebleau, 1989, p. 175, n° 155).A design drawing is kept at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris.Similar examples are illustrated in Hans Ottomeyer and Peter Pröschel, Vergoldete Bronzen, 1986, Vol. 1, p. 326, pl. 5.1.6 and 5.1.7.Cf.: É. Dumonthier, Les bronzes du mobilier national: Bronzes d'Éclairage et de Chauffage, Paris, 1911, plate 36, fig. 5.H. Ottomeyer and P. Pröschel, Vergilte Bronzen, Volume 1, Munich, 1986, p. 326.JP Samoyault, Pendules et bronzes d’ameublement entrers sous le Premier Empire, Paris, 1989, p. 175, fig. 155.Claude Galle (1759-1815) is considered one of the most important bronze makers of the late 18th century and the imperial period. He first set up shop on rue du Four and then at 60 rue Vivienne in Paris. After collaborating with Antoine-André Ravrio and Jean Hauré in the production of bronzes for royal palaces, he became known during the imperial era by supplying numerous bronzes for the furnishings of various imperial palaces: the Tuileries, Fontainebleau, Compiègne, Rambouillet, the Grand and Petit Trianon at Versailles, Saint-Cloud and Meudon. He also supplied works to Italian palaces: Stupinigi near Turin and Monte Cavallo near Rome. He was the main rival of Philippe Thomire, with whom he took the art and mastery of bronze sculpture to new heights. All the major museums in the world own works by Claude Galle (Louvre, Metropolitan Museum, National Gallery, etc.). Inv. No.: 0.9101 950 €