Pair Of Bronze Candelabras,

Set of two patinated and gilded bronze candlesticks, representing two young satyrs seated on stumps. The two figures with chubby morphologies are wearing crowns of vines. The lower body of the young Faun, as a faithful figure of the Greek divinity, is that of a goat. Each of these children holds in his hands branches decorated with garlands of foliage, grouping four sconces in chiseled and gilded bronze. These arms of Lights are terminated by beaded bobeches, themselves crowned with ornate chalices. These bronzes rest on a white marble plinth enhanced with a gilded and beaded frame with curved edges. Beautiful quality of original carving and gilding for this set. Torches formerly mounted for electricity: - each bobèche is pierced by tiny holes for an electrical wire passage - the back of the satyrs is also pierced to accommodate an extension tube supporting a lampshade - the marble base is pierced at the back. Note a split marble. Height: 43.5 cm. Width: 24 cm. Diameter of the base: 15.5 cm Literature Claude Michel, known as Clodion, is a French sculptor born in 1738 from the Adam dynasty. In 1755 he entered the studio of his uncle Lambert Sigisbert Adam then became a pupil of Jean-Baptiste Pigalle. In 1759 he won the grand prize for sculpture and left for Rome in 1762 until 1771. In 1773, he was approved by the Academy and received his first order from the King in 1779 for a statue of Montesquieu. He is known for his mythological groups of dancers, nymphs or terracotta bathers, and many of his works are preserved in museums such as the Louvre, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, or the Museum of Fine Arts in Nancy.