Candelabrum - Bronze
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Bronze candlestick in Egyptian Revival style, dating circa 1900, with a height of 29 cm and a width of 10 cm.
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Magnificent and rare candlestick of Return from Egypt / Egyptomania style in solid bronze with a brown medal patina, dating from the second half of the 19th century (circa 1870), full period of the Second Empire and of European fascination with Egypt (inauguration of the Suez Canal in 1869).
This high-quality bronze sculpture represents the Egyptian goddess Isis (or Hathor) seated in a ritual position, crowned with her traditional tiara including the bovine horns encasing the solar disk. The headdress is topped by a blooming lotus flower flanked by two uraei (protective cobras).
The two arms of light gracefully snake from either side of the deity to support two bobeches (candle cups) finely chiseled in the shape of lotus buttons or buds.
Era markings and foundry details:
The reverse of the rough-bronze base reveals the numbering method of the great Parisian art foundries of the 19th century:
• Model or catalog number: 75
• An inventory number of the casting manually engraved with a punch: 80581 (characteristic of the production records of the great bronze houses such as Ferdinand Barbedienne)
A collectible piece with beautiful density, highly decorative and of superb workmanship. (Object sold alone, not as a pair).
weight 1.320 kg
fast and careful shipping
Magnificent and rare candlestick of Return from Egypt / Egyptomania style in solid bronze with a brown medal patina, dating from the second half of the 19th century (circa 1870), full period of the Second Empire and of European fascination with Egypt (inauguration of the Suez Canal in 1869).
This high-quality bronze sculpture represents the Egyptian goddess Isis (or Hathor) seated in a ritual position, crowned with her traditional tiara including the bovine horns encasing the solar disk. The headdress is topped by a blooming lotus flower flanked by two uraei (protective cobras).
The two arms of light gracefully snake from either side of the deity to support two bobeches (candle cups) finely chiseled in the shape of lotus buttons or buds.
Era markings and foundry details:
The reverse of the rough-bronze base reveals the numbering method of the great Parisian art foundries of the 19th century:
• Model or catalog number: 75
• An inventory number of the casting manually engraved with a punch: 80581 (characteristic of the production records of the great bronze houses such as Ferdinand Barbedienne)
A collectible piece with beautiful density, highly decorative and of superb workmanship. (Object sold alone, not as a pair).
weight 1.320 kg
fast and careful shipping
Details
Era
1400-1900
Country of origin
France
Material
Bronze
Condition
Good condition - used with small signs of aging & blemishes
Height
29 cm
Width
10 cm
Depth
0 cm
Estimated period
circa 1900
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