Pair Of Ormolu And Patinated Candelabra With Putti

Pair of putti candelabra in patinated bronze and gilt bronzegilt bronze, 19th century
Elegant pair of candelabra in finely chased bronze,combining rich gilding with a deep brown patina. Each piece featuresbronze putto (cherub), depicted in a graceful, natural pose, supporting aattitude, supporting a gilded bronze vegetal structure forming two arms of light.arms of light.
The delicately worked binnacles rest on sinuous armssinuous arms decorated with foliage, testifying to remarkable craftsmanship and ataste for ornamentation inspired by the Louis XVI style.
The circular bases are made of veined red marbleunderlined by a gilded bronze openwork gallery decorated with rosettesrosettes and acchante leaves, resting on small ormolu feet.also in gilt bronze. The particularly meticulous chasing highlights the contrastscontrasts between the matt, burnished surfaces of the figures and the brilliance of thegilding, typical of quality production in the second half of the 19th century,in the neo-Louis XVI style.
French 19th-century work of high decorative qualityillustrating the revival of 18th-century models under the Second Empire.Second Empire.