Paris, Circa 1800 - Pair Of Large Candlesticks, Ormoulu gilded

Pair of torches
Gilded bronze, 3 elements
Dimensions: H. 29 (cm.)
Paris, circa 1800

Pair of torches resting on a circular base decorated with a frieze of palmettes, pearls and a knurled trellis.the fluted shaft, the Medicis-shaped tap rests on a pedestal with palmettes. Very fine burnished finish.

A prestigious model
This pair of torches is a variant of a model now in the collections of the Château de Fontainebleau. The inventories state that they were used in Maréchale Duroc's apartment in 1807. Another variant also lined the Salon of the Cour Ovale ground-floor apartment in 1810. Numerous models of fluted stem torches with reversed leaves and variants were delivered under the Empire, made by Claude Galle and André-Antoine Ravrio.

Condition report. Condition report: very fresh gilding (original) with some wear and minor oxidation.