Pair Of Large Candelabra With Bacchantes, Ormolu And Patinated Bronze

A lovely pair of finely chiseled bronze candelabra,depicting two Bacchantes rendered in a neoclassical style, imbued withgrace and delicacy.
The figures, with their deep brown patina, stand outfor the quality of their modeling and the liveliness of their poses, evokingworks inspired by Clodion.
Each Bacchante holds a thyrsus adorned with vine tendrils,thus forming an elegant, double-coiled light arm inmercury-gilded bronze, adorned with foliage motifs finely rendered in chisel work. Thesconces, with gadrooned decoration and a beaded frieze, attest toparticularly meticulous craftsmanship.
The slender, elegant figures rest on basesencircled by a gilded bronze frame decorated with beads and foliage,with the entire assembly resting on small turned feet. The combination ofpatinated bronze and mercury-gilded bronze lends these pieces a richdecorative quality, characteristic of high-quality 19th-century works in the18th-century style.
It is worth emphasizing the trulyexceptional quality of the chasing and gilding, which lends this pair ofcandelabra a particularly precious character. The details of the curls,foliage, and friezes are rendered with remarkable finesse, whilethe richly applied mercury gilding displays subtle contrastsbetween matte and burnished finishes, revealing craftsmanship of the very highest order.
Ahighly elegant decorative work, this pair is fully in keeping with thetradition of the Neoclassical revival and captivates with its balance, the finesse ofits craftsmanship, and the warmth of its original mercury gilding.