"Pair Of Louis XVI Style Columns "
Pair of Louis XVI style columns in carved wood rechampi beige and gray decorated with a gilded bronze decoration of Silenus.First half of the 19th century.
The columns are pierced to hide the electrification wires of the candelabras, for example.
Silenus is a character from Greek mythology. He gravitates around the god Dionysus, whom he raised and whose tutor he was. Like him, he is associated with wine and drunkenness and is depicted as a joyful man with a pot belly. Here, he is at the center of the composition.
Dimensions:
Height 127 cm.
Diameter of the top 20 cm.
At the base.
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