Rare Paire de flambeaux en bronze ciselé et doré Vase à l’Antique aux mufles de lion - Candlestick (2) - Gilt bronze

Pair of Chiseled and Gilt-Bronze Candlesticks — Classical-Style Vase with Lion Masks
Empire Period / Early Restoration

Pair of small candlesticks resting on a four-footed gilt-bronze base, supporting a sea-green marble plinth, itself surmounted by a classical-style vase adorned with two Greek-style handles ending in powerful lion masks.

The chiseling is exceptionally fine: guilloché motifs, scale friezes, water flowers, and crisp reliefs, characteristic of a Parisian workshop active between 1810 and 1825.

The gilding is original and retains its original patina, with the characteristic nuances of an old, untouched finish.

A genuinely rare model: small classical-style vase-shaped candlesticks with orthogonal handles ending in lion masks, mounted on four-footed bases and sea-green marble, are by no means common. This is not a standardized production model.

Dimensions
• Height: 15 cm

Condition
Very good overall condition.
Only a tiny chip to the marble, with no visual or structural impact.
Bronze in excellent condition; gilding in good condition for its age.