Odiot Paris, Large Pair Of Louis XVI Neoclassical Candlesticks

Pair of neoclassical style candlesticks in silvered bronze, resting on a round gadrooned base, the fluted Pair of neoclassical style candelsticks in silvered bronze, resting on a round gadrooned base, the fluted tapered shaft, the binet underlined with water leaves, the base and the bobeches decorated with friezes of pearls.

Goldsmith : ODIOT, Paris.

Condition report:
This superb and powerful pair of candelsticks has its original silver plating, of very high qualitSplendid condition.


MAISON ODIOT

Jean-Baptiste-Claude ODIOT (1763-1850) built, during the first quarter of the 19th century, the most prosperous French goldsmith's house and the most frequented by all the European courts of his time. Delivering services and prestigious pieces such as l’Épée du Sacre(sword of the Coronation) for NAPOLÉON, LeBerceau du Roi de Rome(cradle of the son of NAPOLÉON) or the Empress Marie-Louise toilet set, ODIOT is one of the most illustrious goldsmiths under the Empire and the Restoration.
Since this period, ODIOT house, still in activity, has remained one of the most prestigious and luxurious goldsmith in the world.

The pieces of ODIOT adorn the most important private collections of goldsmiths but also the collections of the most prestigious public institutions in France such as MUSÉE DU LOUVRE, MUSÉE DES ARTS DÉCORATIFS, LE MOBILIER NATIONAL, but also abroad such as THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM and the MOMA in New York or the VICTORIA & ALBERT MUSEUM and the BRITISH MUSEUM in London.