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Gustave Serruries-Bovy - Candelabrum - Oak
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Gustave Serruries-Bovy - Candelabrum - Oak

Rare Pair of Art Nouveau Oak & Brass Candlesticks – Designed by Gustav Serrurier-Bovy – Belgium, ca. 1900–1910 In excellent condition – No reserve. A rare and architecturally powerful matching pair of oak and brass candlesticks, designed by Gustav Serrurier-Bovy and executed in Belgium around 1900–1910, at the height of the Art Nouveau movement. These candlesticks are a documented design by Serrurier-Bovy and form part of a known interior garniture model. The design language is unmistakable: tall, vertical oak bodies with sharply defined fluting, combined with restrained yet elegant brass arms and candle holders. This synthesis of architectural severity and refined ornamentation is characteristic of Serrurier-Bovy’s mature work and his transition from Art Nouveau toward early Art Deco. Comparable examples are recorded as part of clock garnitures produced in Brussels workshops, including Atelier Vokaer, and are illustrated in period photographs and specialist literature. Details Designer: Gustav Serrurier-Bovy (1858 - 1910) Object: Pair of candlesticks Origin: Belgium Period: ca. 1900–1910 Style: Art Nouveau / early Art Deco transition Materials: Solid oak wood and brass Dimensions (each candlestick) Height: approx. 33 cm Width: approx. 22 cm Base: 11 × 11 cm Condition Excellent original condition Beautiful original patina to wood and brass Minor age-related wear consistent with period use Structurally sound and visually very strong Bibliography: Jacques Grègoire Watelet, Serrurier-Bovy, de L’Art Nouveau à L’Art Dèco, Atelier Vokaer, Brussels, model reproduced on a period photograph on page 107. An important and collectible designer pair, suitable for advanced collectors of Belgian Art Nouveau, museum-quality interiors, or early modernist decorative arts. Pairs of this model are rare on the market, especially outside a complete garniture.

No. 100603302

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Gustave Serruries-Bovy - Candelabrum - Oak

Gustave Serruries-Bovy - Candelabrum - Oak

Rare Pair of Art Nouveau Oak & Brass Candlesticks – Designed by Gustav Serrurier-Bovy – Belgium, ca. 1900–1910
In excellent condition – No reserve.

A rare and architecturally powerful matching pair of oak and brass candlesticks, designed by Gustav Serrurier-Bovy and executed in Belgium around 1900–1910, at the height of the Art Nouveau movement.

These candlesticks are a documented design by Serrurier-Bovy and form part of a known interior garniture model. The design language is unmistakable: tall, vertical oak bodies with sharply defined fluting, combined with restrained yet elegant brass arms and candle holders. This synthesis of architectural severity and refined ornamentation is characteristic of Serrurier-Bovy’s mature work and his transition from Art Nouveau toward early Art Deco.

Comparable examples are recorded as part of clock garnitures produced in Brussels workshops, including Atelier Vokaer, and are illustrated in period photographs and specialist literature.

Details
Designer: Gustav Serrurier-Bovy (1858 - 1910)
Object: Pair of candlesticks
Origin: Belgium
Period: ca. 1900–1910
Style: Art Nouveau / early Art Deco transition
Materials: Solid oak wood and brass

Dimensions (each candlestick)
Height: approx. 33 cm
Width: approx. 22 cm
Base: 11 × 11 cm

Condition
Excellent original condition
Beautiful original patina to wood and brass
Minor age-related wear consistent with period use
Structurally sound and visually very strong

Bibliography: Jacques Grègoire Watelet, Serrurier-Bovy, de L’Art Nouveau à L’Art Dèco, Atelier Vokaer, Brussels, model reproduced on a period photograph on page 107.

An important and collectible designer pair, suitable for advanced collectors of Belgian Art Nouveau, museum-quality interiors, or early modernist decorative arts. Pairs of this model are rare on the market, especially outside a complete garniture.

Final bid
€ 560
Michel Karis
Expert
Estimate  € 550 - € 700

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