Candelabrum (2) - Silver plated brass - Five Arms





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Two antique Louis XVI style brass candelabras, dating from 1850–1900, with five arms and cups for five lights, plated brass, from France, each measuring 36 cm high, 38 cm wide and 38 cm deep, in good used condition with minor signs of age.
Description from the seller
They are two candelabras that fit perfectly with the Louis XVI aesthetic, that characteristic blend of balance, symmetry, and refinement that marked the transition from Rococo to a more sober classicism. Here, worked in silvered brass or German nickel silver, they retain that slightly cool, elegant shine that distinguishes noble metals when used for dining or living room pieces.
The structure is classic: a stylized central shaft that rises with determination and from which the curved arms depart, perfectly proportioned, ending in cups for five lights. The curves are restrained, never excessive, and the details — fluting, discreet volutes, small moldings — respond to that taste for measured ornamentation that defines the style.
The base, wide and ribbed, provides stability and an almost architectural air, as if the piece rested on a base of a classical column. Everything about them speaks of the late 19th or early 20th century, when French tradition continued to set trends and European workshops produced candelabras with strong presence for dining rooms, salons, and ceremonies.
They are pieces that today still maintain their ability to give gravitas to a space: elegant without stiffness, decorative without shrillness, heirs to a formal language that continues to work more than a century later.
Certified shipping and good packaging.
Seller's Story
They are two candelabras that fit perfectly with the Louis XVI aesthetic, that characteristic blend of balance, symmetry, and refinement that marked the transition from Rococo to a more sober classicism. Here, worked in silvered brass or German nickel silver, they retain that slightly cool, elegant shine that distinguishes noble metals when used for dining or living room pieces.
The structure is classic: a stylized central shaft that rises with determination and from which the curved arms depart, perfectly proportioned, ending in cups for five lights. The curves are restrained, never excessive, and the details — fluting, discreet volutes, small moldings — respond to that taste for measured ornamentation that defines the style.
The base, wide and ribbed, provides stability and an almost architectural air, as if the piece rested on a base of a classical column. Everything about them speaks of the late 19th or early 20th century, when French tradition continued to set trends and European workshops produced candelabras with strong presence for dining rooms, salons, and ceremonies.
They are pieces that today still maintain their ability to give gravitas to a space: elegant without stiffness, decorative without shrillness, heirs to a formal language that continues to work more than a century later.
Certified shipping and good packaging.

