Candelabrum Louis XV (2) - Bronze - Chiseled






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Two silvered bronze candelabras in late Louis XV style, dating to 1850–1900, with dimensions 20 cm high, 28 cm wide and 15 cm deep, in good used condition with minor signs of age and imperfections.
Description from the seller
They are two candelabras that breathe that late Louis XV reinterpretation, already in the final years of the 18th century, when the Rococo curve starts to become more restrained but still preserves its voluptuous grace. They are made in silvered bronze, a metal that in such heavy pieces acquires an almost sculptural presence, and here you can notice the expert hand of the period's chiselers, who worked each leaf, each vein and each undulation with a precision that can only be achieved with a burin's stroke and patience.
The silhouette is organic, alive, with those arms that open like flexible, ascending branches, topped with cups that maintain the sinuous elegance of the style. The central body, robust and well balanced, supports the entire composition with a firmness that betrays the quality of the bronze and the artisan's mastery. The antique, smooth and authentic patina adds depth to the silvery finish, creating that contrast between shine and shadow that only appears on pieces that have aged with dignity.
They are candelabras that combine Rococo fantasy and eighteenth-century solidity, objects meant to illuminate with warm light but also to impress, to be seen and admired. Their condition is excellent, and that allows them today to continue conveying the same sense of artisanal luxury they had when they were created.
Certified shipping and good packaging.
Seller's Story
They are two candelabras that breathe that late Louis XV reinterpretation, already in the final years of the 18th century, when the Rococo curve starts to become more restrained but still preserves its voluptuous grace. They are made in silvered bronze, a metal that in such heavy pieces acquires an almost sculptural presence, and here you can notice the expert hand of the period's chiselers, who worked each leaf, each vein and each undulation with a precision that can only be achieved with a burin's stroke and patience.
The silhouette is organic, alive, with those arms that open like flexible, ascending branches, topped with cups that maintain the sinuous elegance of the style. The central body, robust and well balanced, supports the entire composition with a firmness that betrays the quality of the bronze and the artisan's mastery. The antique, smooth and authentic patina adds depth to the silvery finish, creating that contrast between shine and shadow that only appears on pieces that have aged with dignity.
They are candelabras that combine Rococo fantasy and eighteenth-century solidity, objects meant to illuminate with warm light but also to impress, to be seen and admired. Their condition is excellent, and that allows them today to continue conveying the same sense of artisanal luxury they had when they were created.
Certified shipping and good packaging.
