Taperstick - Bronze
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Pair of gilded bronze candlesticks from ca. 1750–1800 in Empire/Directory style known as the "Retour d'Égypte", circa 1800, measuring 23 x 9 x 9 cm and in excellent condition with minimal signs of wear.
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Pair of bronze gilded candlesticks from the Empire or Directoire period, said 'Retour d'Égypte'
End of the 18th century
circa 1800
The shaft is carried by caryatids; an Egyptian head surmounts the shaft and rests on griffin claws
This Orientalist decoration well represents the ambivalence between the Orient, mythology and antiquity that permeated European thought at the end of the 18th century
This piece was produced following Napoleon's campaigns in Egypt, spreading this taste for the Orient
this kind of piece is very rare and is called 'Retour d'Égypte'
Very finely sculpted and chiselled and guilloché
Gilding in very good condition
dimensions 23 x 9 x 9 cm
Pair of bronze gilded candlesticks from the Empire or Directoire period, said 'Retour d'Égypte'
End of the 18th century
circa 1800
The shaft is carried by caryatids; an Egyptian head surmounts the shaft and rests on griffin claws
This Orientalist decoration well represents the ambivalence between the Orient, mythology and antiquity that permeated European thought at the end of the 18th century
This piece was produced following Napoleon's campaigns in Egypt, spreading this taste for the Orient
this kind of piece is very rare and is called 'Retour d'Égypte'
Very finely sculpted and chiselled and guilloché
Gilding in very good condition
dimensions 23 x 9 x 9 cm
Details
Era
1400-1900
Country of origin
France
Material
Bronze
Condition
Excellent condition: barely used with minimal signs of wear
Height
23 cm
Width
9 cm
Depth
9 cm
Estimated period
1750-1800
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