Magnificent Pair Of Double Patina Bronze Candlesticks - Signed: Barbedienne - Nineteenth Time

Magnificent pair of gilded and silvered bronze candlesticks.

They are signed under one of the "Barbedienne" legs
Period :XIXth
Circa Period: 1880
Dimensions: H38.5cm

The feet, in silvered bronze, represent a lion's head and paw, a distinctive ornament with connotation of victory.

The knot, the bell and the terrace are in gilded bronze with acanthus leaf motifs.

The acanthus is the symbol of control and overcoming the trials of life, especially because of its thorns and its vigor.

The silvery bronze barrel reveals the body of Asian vegetation like a lignified thatch partitioned at nodes.

The detail is pushed on this barrel where one distinguishes, the visible scar at the nodes translating the trace of the sheath of the fallen leaves.

The collar and the socket are in gilded bronze with the presence of floral motifs on the socket.

This Barbadian typeface is unparalleled elegance, metals and details are sublimated by the harmonious blend of cast colors and sculpted symbols.