Candelabrum Seven Arms - Bronze - Caryatids






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Pair of bronze candelabras, circa 1850–1900, in a Louis XV antique style with a central caryatid and seven curving arms, each 45 cm high by 40 cm wide and 40 cm deep, with a warm patina and gold colour, in good used condition with minor signs of age.
Description from the seller
They are two nineteenth-century bronze candelabras, imposing and theatrical, conceived in full Louis XV taste, where Rococo fantasy blends with nineteenth-century craftsmanship to produce pieces with an almost stage presence. Each is organized around a central caryatid, a tall, stylized female figure that acts as a living column: it supports the body of the candelabrum with vertical elegance that recalls the figures that decorated the great furniture and fireplaces of the eighteenth century, reinterpreted here with the heft of solid bronze.
From that figure rise the seven arms, a surprising display for their number and for the fluidity with which they branch. They are not rigid arms: they curve, undulate, open like golden branches, each topped with its corresponding candleholder. The composition creates an ascending rhythm, almost vegetal, where the light — when the candles were lit — should multiply in a play of shadows and reflections that turned the whole into a small luminous architecture.
The bronze, worked with precision, preserves a warm patina that enhances the reliefs: folds of the figure, volutes, leaves, small flowers and Rococo motifs that unfold naturally. The base, equally ornate, provides stability and a visual counterpoint that balances the verticality of the arms.
They are pieces that condense the spirit of Louis XV reinterpreted by the nineteenth century: gentle luxury, decorative fantasy, continuous movement and craftmanship that does not fear excess, but controls it with grace. In pair, they function as two symmetric and majestic presences, capable of transforming any space into a stage.
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Seller's Story
They are two nineteenth-century bronze candelabras, imposing and theatrical, conceived in full Louis XV taste, where Rococo fantasy blends with nineteenth-century craftsmanship to produce pieces with an almost stage presence. Each is organized around a central caryatid, a tall, stylized female figure that acts as a living column: it supports the body of the candelabrum with vertical elegance that recalls the figures that decorated the great furniture and fireplaces of the eighteenth century, reinterpreted here with the heft of solid bronze.
From that figure rise the seven arms, a surprising display for their number and for the fluidity with which they branch. They are not rigid arms: they curve, undulate, open like golden branches, each topped with its corresponding candleholder. The composition creates an ascending rhythm, almost vegetal, where the light — when the candles were lit — should multiply in a play of shadows and reflections that turned the whole into a small luminous architecture.
The bronze, worked with precision, preserves a warm patina that enhances the reliefs: folds of the figure, volutes, leaves, small flowers and Rococo motifs that unfold naturally. The base, equally ornate, provides stability and a visual counterpoint that balances the verticality of the arms.
They are pieces that condense the spirit of Louis XV reinterpreted by the nineteenth century: gentle luxury, decorative fantasy, continuous movement and craftmanship that does not fear excess, but controls it with grace. In pair, they function as two symmetric and majestic presences, capable of transforming any space into a stage.
Certified shipping and careful packaging.
