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Technique: Gilt
Pair of Early 19 Century French Empire Gilt Bronze Neoclassical Candlesticks
Located in Berlin, DE
Excellent pair of early 19 century French empire gilt bronze neoclassical candlesticks. A tapering stem with rich and finely chased ...
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1810s French Empire Antique Gilt Candle Holders

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Bronze

Vintage Regency Style Lion Mask and Ring Candle Sconces After Maitland Smith
Located in Morristown, NJ
20th c., a pair of vintage gilt and black wood and metal wall sconces featuring elegant lion head motifs at the top. The sconces are crafted in a classical style, with the lion heads...
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1990s American Regency Gilt Candle Holders

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Metal

Pair of English 19th Century Cast Gilt Bronze Candelabra
Located in London, GB
A good pair of candelabra of the William IV period Constructed in gold leaf gilt bronze; rising from square bases, with scrolled plinths supporting octagonal sided imbricated cast columns...
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19th Century English William IV Antique Gilt Candle Holders

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Bronze

Fine Quality Pair of Patinated and Gilt-Bronze and Marble Three-Light Candelabra
Located in New York, NY
A neoclassical-form woman holding two candle arms with leaves and grapes surmounted on a rectangular base. Date: 19th century Origin: French Dimension: 24 1/2 in. x 9 in.
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Gilt Candle Holders

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Bronze, Ormolu

Ormolu and Patina Bronez Candelabras
Located in Warsaw, PL
These are a pair of gilded candelabras inspired by the Louis XVI style-a style originating from France. The main shaft of the candelabras are constructed from female statues. Unlike the rest of the gilded parts of the candelabra, the women are made from patinated bronze and seems to be standing on one leg while holding up the candelabras’ arms, representing the intense vitality and brilliant beauty of women. At the feet of two young women holding lamps are soft and flexible waves, exuding strength and health, honoring the beauty of the young woman. By taking a closer look you will see that there are five arms radiating in all directions. In Western culture, the number 5 symbolizes origin, adaptability, adventure, love of freedom and diversity. The lamp base is constructed with a quadrilateral support with Acanthus inspired feet, which are classic motifs and delicately sculpted leaves. The combination of gold and bronze creates the subtle and rich tone to it, giving it true antique touch...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Gilt Candle Holders

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Bronze

Pair of Ornate French Gilded Brass Double-Arm Candelabras
Located in Worcester Park, GB
Elevate your tablescape or mantel with this beautifully cast gilded brass candelabra, featuring a rich Rococo revival design that exudes old-world charm. With sweeping acanthus leave...
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Early 20th Century French Rococo Revival Gilt Candle Holders

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Brass

Pair of Empire Style Patinated and Gilded Bronze Candelabra
Located in Hudson, NY
This impressive pair of candelabra made in the era of Napoleon III in France circa 1870 are very powerful and impressive. Heavily cast with references to the classical past and profu...
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1870s Empire Antique Gilt Candle Holders

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Bronze

Antique Neoclassical Style Three-Piece Gilt Bronze Clock Set
Located in London, GB
Antique neoclassical style three-piece gilt bronze clock set French, late 19th century Measures: Clock: Height 57cm, width 74cm, depth 23cm. Candelabra: Height 83cm, width 27cm, d...
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Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Gilt Candle Holders

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Ormolu, Bronze

Imperial Russian Crystal Cobalt Blue Glass and Gilt Bronze Girandoles Tsar Era
By Johann Zech
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A pair of very rare exquisite Imperial Russian crystal girandoles, each with five scrolling candle branches set in a cobalt blue glass baluster vase mounted in gilt bronze, the centr...
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Early 19th Century Russian Gustavian Antique Gilt Candle Holders

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Crystal, Marble, Bronze

Pair of 19th C. French Empire Bronze and Patinated Brass Four-Light Candelabra
Located in Dallas, TX
Bring stately elegance and classical refinement to a mantel, buffet, or console with this striking pair of French Empire candelabra, crafted in France circa 1880 from finely chased g...
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Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Gilt Candle Holders

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Bronze, Brass

Pair 19th Century French Napoleon III Period Bronze D Or Rococo Candlesticks
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair 19th century French Napoleon III Period Bronze D'Or Rococo Candlesticks are a stunning work of the sculptor's art rendered in ormolu to literally last for centuries! The elabora...
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1870s French Napoleon III Antique Gilt Candle Holders

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Gold, Bronze

Pair of Empire Candlesticks
Located in Ljungby, SE
A pair of French fire-gilded candleholders in the Empire style. They feature acanthus leaf decorations. The candle sleeves are removable.
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19th Century French Empire Antique Gilt Candle Holders

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Bronze

French Art Deco White Porcelain Figural Perfume Diffuser Stamped "Robj Paris"
By ROBJ
Located in Beirut, LB
This perfume diffuser by Robj Paris is an elegant Art Deco porcelain piece, featuring a stylized female figure holding a bouquet of violet flowers in her arms that doubles as a diffu...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Gilt Candle Holders

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Porcelain

Pair of "Holy Family" CandleHolders attr. to P.Poussielgue-Rusand, France, c1880
By Poussielgue-Rusand
Located in PARIS, FR
Rare pair of gilded and silvered bronze candle holders with engraved shafts decorated with rings embellished with colored cabochons in imitation of semi-precious stones. The religious character of these candles is recalled by the presence of angels in medallions in the center of the shaft, and by the presence of members of the Holy Family in a mandorla on each side of the tripod foot. A rich bestiary of fantastic animals inspired by the Middle Ages adorns the whole. The abundance of details transforms these candle holders from simple utilitarian objects during a religious celebration into a decorative artwork. Biography : Placide Poussielgue-Rusand (1824-1889) is a Parisian goldsmith and bronze maker known above all for his liturgical objects (chalices, ciboriums, patens, monstrances, etc.) and church bronzes...
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1880s French Medieval Antique Gilt Candle Holders

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Enamel, Bronze

Pair of Early to Mid-19th Century French Empire Gilt Bronze Candlesticks
Located in San Francisco, CA
A fine pair of bronze Empire style candlesticks. In excellent original condition. France, early 19th century.
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Gilt Candle Holders

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Bronze

Pair of Exposition Neo-Grec Silvered and Gilt Bronze Figural Bacchante Torchères
By Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse 1
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Highly Important Exposition Neo-Grec Silvered and Gilt Bronze Figural Bacchante Torchères. Artist: Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse (1824-1887) Origin: French Date:third ...
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1870s French Antique Gilt Candle Holders

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Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of Late Gustavian Candlesticks
Located in Ljungby, SE
A pair of late-Gustavian candlesticks made in Stockholm around 1800. The stems are made of glass columns with a porphyry-imitation paper on the inside. The fittings and light sockets...
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Early 1800s Swedish Gustavian Antique Gilt Candle Holders

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Carrara Marble, Bronze

Antique French Gilt Bronze Clock Set by Royer
Located in London, GB
This beautiful gilt bronze (ormolu) clock set was crafted, circa 1870 in France. The set is designed in a rich Rococo style, after decorative art of the Louis XV period (1715-1774). ...
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1870s French Louis XV Antique Gilt Candle Holders

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Enamel, Ormolu, Bronze

Antique French Gilt Bronze Clock Set by Royer
Antique French Gilt Bronze Clock Set by Royer
$30,481 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Palatial Pair of Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Malachite Candelabra
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Palatial Pair of Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Six Light Malachite Candelabra Finely casted gilt bronze and rococo and foliate arms above a spiraled carved malachite body with bronze handles, supported on thick square bases. Malachite is a semi-precious stone and also a valuable copper ore, hydrous copper carbonate. It is a beautiful green earth stone...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Gilt Candle Holders

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Malachite, Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of 19th Century Italian Baroque Black Painted and Giltwood Altar Sticks
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a mantel, console, or entryway with this important pair of antique altar sticks. Handcrafted in Italy circa 1860, each tall candlestick stands on three carved paw feet over ...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Gilt Candle Holders

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Wood

Two French Gilt and Patinated Bronze Sconces
Located in London, GB
These two sconces have been crafted in the Empire style, which was popularised by the French Emperor, Napoleon I. The Empire style is characterised by its grandeur and use of opulent...
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20th Century French Empire Gilt Candle Holders

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Bronze, Ormolu

Two French Gilt and Patinated Bronze Sconces
Two French Gilt and Patinated Bronze Sconces
$9,048 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Spectactular Pair of Louis XVI style Candelabra
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Magnificent Pair of Gilt Bronze and Marble in the Louis XVI taste, Exquisite Detail. Original Gilding, resting on a pair of associated later faux marble decorated stands. France, c...
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1880s French Louis XVI Antique Gilt Candle Holders

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Marble, Bronze

Pair of Antique Elkington Co Plated and Parcel Gilt Candelabra
Located in London, GB
Each with six curved candle branches, the reeded column raised on a foliate shell and griffin tripartite base and decorated with hanging chains. Bearing the marks for the year 1865. Literature: Elkington and Company, formed by the brothers George and Henry, was founded in the 1830s, after perfecting their newly patented method of electro plating in gold and silver, for which their first patent was granted in 1840. They exhibited at the European and British nineteenth century Great Exhibitions, and were given permission by Queen Victoria in 1868 to copy the collection of Royal Plate...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Gilt Candle Holders

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Silver Plate

Pair of Antique Russian Neoclassical Ormolu and Opaline Glass Candelabras
Located in New York, NY
An exquisite pair of antique Russian neoclassical ormolu and blue opaline glass candelabras. Each candelabra is centered by a turquoise-blue opaline glass sphere, mounted on a gilt b...
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19th Century Ukrainian Neoclassical Antique Gilt Candle Holders

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Crystal, Marble, Bronze

Six-Light Silver Plated Candelabra / Centrepiece by Elkington, 1868, Cherubs
Located in Bath, GB
A most important antique English silver plated centerpiece / six-light candelabra by the top-notch silversmith, Elkington and Co. with a date letter (F) for the year 1868. In the ...
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1860s English Victorian Antique Gilt Candle Holders

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Silver Plate

French Empire Style Gilt Bronze Wall Sconce by Gherardo Degli Albizzi
Located in Florence, Tuscany
This French Empire style gilt bronze wall sconce by Gherardo Degli Albizzi features the best quality hand-chiselled details. The backplate of this sconce features a lacquered round ...
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2010s Italian Empire Gilt Candle Holders

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Bronze

19th Century French Napoleon III Gilt Bronze Female Caryatids Candlesticks
Located in Berlin, DE
19th Century French Napoleon III Gilt Bronze Female Caryatids Candlesticks A pair of early 19th century gilt bronze candlesticks having nozzles wit...
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Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Gilt Candle Holders

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Bronze

Pair of Empire Period Four-Arm Bronze Candelabra
Located in Montreal, QC
Pair of Empire period four-light candelabra, on tripod lion's feet over stepped incurved plinth, supporting a palmette form base with reeded column and central gilt candle stem, the ...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Gilt Candle Holders

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Bronze

Large Pair of French Empire Period Candelabra, Attributed to Claude Galle
Located in New York, NY
A magnificent large pair of five-light doré bronze and patinated bronze Empire period candelabra, attributed to Claude Galle made in the early 1800s. This pair of candelabra are set ...
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1810s French Empire Antique Gilt Candle Holders

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Marble, Bronze

Marvelous Pair of 19th C. French Ormolu Four Arm Candelabras, Signed P. Canaux
Located in New York, NY
A Marvelous Pair of 19th century French Ormolu Four-Arm Candelabras, Signed Paul Canaux. Paul Canaux was an incredible jeweler and silversmith, and would produce his pieces in 30 rue des Francs-Bourgeois in Paris. He originally worked for the great silversmith and plater Joseph Mégemond. Following his career with Mégemond on August 9th, 1888 he placed his own hallmark. He was a made an array of products, which included silverware, cutlery, tea sets, centerpieces, candelabras as well as many other silver and gilt-bronze objects of the highest quality. His maker’s hallmark was struck in 1892 and they changed the name to "Paul Canaux et Cie". In the 5 Generations of our business, these are some of the greatest candelabras we have ever had the pleasure of adding to our collection. This is truly an exceptional pair of candelabras. They were produced by P. Canaux, a master silversmith who made the most wonderful and outstanding pieces of silver and ormolu. These ormolu candelabras are no exception with a variety of hand-chased and hand-chiseled motifs which elevate these pieces to a different level of quality and craftsmanship. The top most finial of each candelabra is absolutely marvelous with a phoenix emerging from a cauldron of flames. Flanked on either end of each candelabra are two satyrs each holding up a candelabra arm with superior quality, each wrinkle in their faces and hair on their heads is visible. Between the candelabras is a basket of ormolu cast fruits, leaves, and vines. They are truly breathtaking and in high-relief against the main body of the candelabras. The other two candelabra arms are held up by Nereus, the Greek GD of the sea. He is known for his half-man, half-dolphin appearance with a majestic and highly detailed pair of angelic wings...
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1890s French Louis XVI Antique Gilt Candle Holders

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Bronze

EARLY 19th CENTURY PAIR OF CARLO X BRONZE CANDLESTICKS
Located in Firenze, FI
Pair of graceful bronze candlesticks belonging to the Charles X period. The candlesticks are characterized by particular finishes in gilded bronze and burnished bronze. Each candelab...
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Early 19th Century French Charles X Antique Gilt Candle Holders

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Bronze

A fine Pair of French Empire Gilt Bronze Candlesticks, 1820s
Located in Knivsta, SE
Pair of French Empire Gilt Bronze Candlesticks, 1820s A fine pair of gilt bronze candlesticks from France, dating to the Empire period, circa 1820. Each candlestick is richly decor...
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1820s French Empire Antique Gilt Candle Holders

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Bronze

Pair Italian 19th Century Carved Giltwood Medici Vase Candleholders
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful pair giltwood Medici vase candleholders, Italy, circa 1850. Very rare find. Weathered, small losses and old repairs.
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19th Century Italian Antique Gilt Candle Holders

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Wood

Antique Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze, Rouge Marble and Jewelled Clock Set
Located in London, GB
This majestic three-piece clock set is truly a sight to behold, and features beautifully contrasting rouge marble, gilt bronze and glittering jewels. The set comprises a central cloc...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Gilt Candle Holders

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Marble, Ormolu, Bronze

Pair of Empire Candlesticks
Located in Ljungby, SE
A pair of French Empire candleholders in fire-gilded bronze. They feature decorations of fluting and acanthus leaves. The candle sleeves are removable.
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19th Century French Empire Antique Gilt Candle Holders

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Bronze

Pair 18th Century Italian Large Gold Candlesticks
Located in New Orleans, LA
These beautiful candlesticks are an exquisite find. The gold finish adds a nice metallic pop to any space.
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18th Century Italian Antique Gilt Candle Holders

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Wood, Giltwood

Neoclassical Style Malachite and Gilt Bronze Mounted Clock Set
Located in London, GB
This three-piece clock and candelabra set is formed of malachite and is fitted with gilt and patinated bronze mounts. The malachite base of th...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Gilt Candle Holders

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Malachite, Ormolu, Bronze

Pair of Empire Candlesticks
Located in Ljungby, SE
A pair of French burnished gilded Empire candlesticks with light collars. The stems are fluted and decorated with acanthus leaves.
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Early 1800s French Empire Antique Gilt Candle Holders

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Bronze

Two Antique Rococo Style Ormolu Candelabra
Located in London, GB
These wonderful ormolu (gilt bronze) candelabra are fashioned in the Rococo style, which first flourished in France in the Louis XV period (1715-1774). The candelabra are characteris...
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Late 19th Century French Rococo Antique Gilt Candle Holders

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Ormolu, Bronze

Two Antique Rococo Style Ormolu Candelabra
Two Antique Rococo Style Ormolu Candelabra
$904 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Elegant Pair of Empire Patinated and Gilt-Bronze Five-Light Candelabras
Located in New York, NY
An Elegant pair of Empire Patinated and gilt bronze five-light candelabras. Each candelabra formed as a winged maiden holding a cornucopia torch in each hand, surmounted on vert de mer...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Gilt Candle Holders

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of 18th Century Italian Baroque Carved Wooden Candleholders
Located in Buisson, FR
Amazing pair of baroque carved wooden candleholders with several layers of original blue color visible and its gilding. Made out of wood and top out of copper. Italy, circa 1700-1750...
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18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Gilt Candle Holders

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Copper

Pair Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Carved Wooden Candleholders
Located in Buisson, FR
Wonderful pair of wooden candleholders with their original gilding. Original period pieces and rare to find as a pair. Italy, circa 1780-1800. Weathered and small losses. Measurement...
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18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Gilt Candle Holders

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Wood

Rare Mid-Century Gilt Brass Candle Holder Palm Leaves by BMF Nagel, Germany
Located in Munich, DE
Extremely rare, elegant and highly decorative Mid-Century Modern gilt brass candle holder 'palm leaves'. Designed and manufactured by BMF Nagel, Germany, 1970s. Executed in solid gi...
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1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gilt Candle Holders

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Brass

Pair of Antique Rococo Style Russian Porcelain Candlesticks
Located in London, GB
These exquisite porcelain candlesticks were made in the 19th century by the famous Russian Popov Manufactory. The candlesticks are Rococo in their style. They feature knopped stem...
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19th Century Russian Rococo Antique Gilt Candle Holders

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Porcelain

Set of Four Rococo Style Patinated and Gilt Bronze Sconces
Located in London, GB
These sconces (wall lights) are wonderful examples of the 18th century Louis XV style, which was fashionably revived in the 19th century. The style was characterised by its rocaille ...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Gilt Candle Holders

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Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of Empire Candelabra of Ormolu and Patinated Bronze and Marble
Located in Essex, MA
Pair of late 19th century Empire bronze and ormolu candelabra. - Caryatid herm female figures on marble block plinths. - Three ormolu candle arms/cups - Well modeled.
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Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Gilt Candle Holders

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Marble, Bronze

Pair of 18th Century Louis XVI Period Gilt-Bronze Figures of Maidens as Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A magnificent pair of antique French Louis XVI period, 18th century gilt bronze and white Carrara marble figures of maidens mounted as Lamps. This magnificent pair of gilt bronze fig...
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1780s French Louis XVI Antique Gilt Candle Holders

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Marble, Bronze

Couple of Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Giltwood Candleholders
Located in Buisson, FR
Great pair of wooden candleholders with their original gilding. Very nice type candleholder and rare to find in a pair. Italy, circa 1780-1800. Weathered, old repair Measurements inc...
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18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Gilt Candle Holders

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Wood

Pair of French Ormolu Figural Candelabra, 19th Century
Located in Cypress, CA
Exquisite pair of French Louis XV style gilt bronze five-light figural candelabra, 19th century. Five foliage-inspired candleholders are conjoined by intricate gilt bronze scrollin...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Gilt Candle Holders

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Bronze

Pair of Gilt Bronze Jeweled Sèvres Style Porcelain Candelabras
Located in New York, NY
An exquisite pair of four-branch gilt bronze and jeweled cobalt blue ground Sèvres style Porcelain candelabras. Date: 19th century Origin: French Dimension: 24 1/2 in x 9 1/2 in...
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19th Century French Antique Gilt Candle Holders

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Ormolu

Pair Candelabra 19th Century Napoleon III
Located in Warsaw, PL
This elegant pair of candelabras exemplifies the grandeur and refined aesthetic of the Napoleon III period in France. The candelabras showcase a harmonious blend of classical influen...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Gilt Candle Holders

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Malachite, Bronze

Pair Candelabra 19th Century Napoleon III
Pair Candelabra 19th Century Napoleon III
$6,793 Sale Price / set
23% Off
Pair of ormolu and patinated bronze candelabras - early 19th century circa 1830
Located in GRENOBLE, FR
A fine pair of tall tripod candelabras, patinated bronze and ormolu (mercury gilt). Early 19th century circa 1830 (Restauration period). Each piece holds 6 lights including the one i...
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1830s French Restauration Antique Gilt Candle Holders

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Bronze, Ormolu

19th Century French Empire Gilt Bronze Three-Light Sconce, Wall Candelabra
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
French Empire gilt bronze three-arm wall candleholder finely ornate with foliate, acorn motifs and three female faces, circa 1850-1870. This wall candelabra can easily be converted ...
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Mid-19th Century French Empire Antique Gilt Candle Holders

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Bronze

Italian Baroque Figural Pricket Candlesticks
Located in Hudson, NY
This impressive pair of carved and gilt wood figural candlesticks makes a dramatic statement in a room . The fully carved figures in a left and right pose are well shaped and present well detailed faces and hands with wind swept clothes. Raised up on architectural plinths...
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19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Gilt Candle Holders

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Wood

Gilded Silver Candlesticks with Glass Drip Pans
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Gilded silver candlesticks with glass drip pans Date : c1880 Origin : Probably French based on very similar glass and silver examples Decoration : Gadrooned drip pans with ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Gilt Candle Holders

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Silver

Pair of French Empire Candlesticks in Gilt and Patinated Bronze, circa 1820
Located in Knivsta, SE
Pair of French Empire Candlesticks in Gilt and Patinated Bronze, circa 1820 Elegant and richly detailed pair of French Empire candlesticks from the 1820s. Crafted in gilt and dark ...
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1820s French Empire Antique Gilt Candle Holders

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Bronze

Pair of Italian Louis XV Style Bronze and Marble Candelabra
Located in Germantown, MD
Pair of Italian Louis XV Style Bronze and Marble Seven-Light Candelabra. Measures 11" in width, 11" in depth and 27" in height.
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20th Century Italian Louis XV Gilt Candle Holders

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Marble, Bronze

Pair Candelabra 19th Century Louis XVI
Located in Warsaw, PL
This exquisite pair of candlesticks exemplifies the refined aesthetic and masterful craftsmanship of the Louis XVI style in 19th-century France. Cast in gilded bronze, they exude ele...
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Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Gilt Candle Holders

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Malachite, Bronze

Pair of 19th Century Empire Candlesticks
Located in Ljungby, SE
A pair of French Empire candleholders from around 1820. They are made of fire-gilded bronze. Decorative acanthus leaves adorn the candleholders, along with fluting. Removable candle ...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Gilt Candle Holders

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Bronze

Two Early 19th Century French Empire Gilt Bronze Candelabra
Located in London, GB
These magnificent candelabra were cast entirely of gilt bronze in the French Empire period of the early 19th century. Each candelabrum is formed as a cornucopia of scrolled branches holding four lights with drip pans, set on a single torch-form stem, held aloft by a Classical style figure. The figures, one male and one female, are shown draped in swathed clothing, with the male figure depicted holding a quill in his other hand, whilst the female figure clutches a delicate bouquet of flowers. The figures stand upon circular bases, set onto ovoid vases which featured fluted details and central bands of laurel leaf motifs. The vases themselves stand on undulating roundels formed of acanthus leaves, which are further set atop square-form plinths. Classically influenced works were popular during the French Empire period, when the Emperor Napoleon I sought to create a place in history for France alongside the ancient dynasties...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Gilt Candle Holders

Materials

Ormolu, Bronze

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