Claude Galle, Large Pair Of Empire Period Candlesticks.

A large and rare pair of chased and gilded bronze candlesticks with antique-style female heads. On a base adorned with palmettes and fleurons, three central claw feet support the fluted quiver-shaped stem. Three antique-style female heads punctuate the top of the stem. At their summit, the candle holders are shaped like vases decorated with palmettes and anthemums.
The 1813 inventory lists an identical pair in the library of the Empress's apartments on the first floor of the Élysée Palace. This pair was previously inventoried in 1809 on the ground floor of the same palace, in the small salon of Emperor Napoleon I's apartments.

An identical pair is held at the Mobilier National (National Furniture Collection) under inventory number GML 9451/001.

In very fine condition, with their superb original gilding.
Empire period.
Attributed to Claude Galle (1759-1815).

Dimensions:
Height: 29 cm;
Base diameter: 13.5 cm.

Bibliography:
Marie-France Dupuy-Baylet, "L'Heure, Le Feu, La Lumière. Les bronzes du mobilier national 1800-1870," page 76, entry 30.

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