拍品 189
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A SET OF FOUR EMPIRE ORMOLU AND PATINATED-BRONZE FOUR-LIGHT CANDELABRA
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A SET OF FOUR EMPIRE ORMOLU AND PATINATED-BRONZE FOUR-LIGHT CANDELABRA

EARLY 19TH CENTURY, ATTRIBUTED TO CLAUDE GALLE

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A SET OF FOUR EMPIRE ORMOLU AND PATINATED-BRONZE FOUR-LIGHT CANDELABRA
EARLY 19TH CENTURY, ATTRIBUTED TO CLAUDE GALLE
Each with an acanthus-wrapped baluster shaft headed by a star-studded sphere supported by three owls and surmounted by a vase-shaped nozzle, the shaped branches issuing from lion's heads, each nozzle in the shape of a flaming antique oil lamp, on a tripartite base decorated with antique masks within concave medallions, the angles with trailing husks, on paw feet, the stepped triangular plinth and circular base with palmette rim, the circular bases probably associated
22 in. (56 cm.) high; 10 in. (26 cm.) diameter (4)
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These unusual candelabra, with three owls standing back to back, relate to a pair of candlesticks noted in an 1807 inventory at the château de Fontainebleau. Listed in the second salon of the Empress: 'une paire (flambeaux) en cuivre gaines rondes griffes et hiboux dorés or mat hauteur 29c', they are illustrated in J-P. Samoyault, Pendules et bronzes d'ameublement entrés sous le Premier Empire, Paris, 1989, p. 176, fig. 157.

The attribution to Claude Galle is based on a document from his atelier, dated August 1799 which notes 'une paire de flambeaux à hibou'. Claude Galle was one of the pre-eminent bronziers of the Empire period and when his workshop was in full force he is reported to have had over four hundred employees. He received countless commisions from the Garde-Meuble and is known to have supplied aristocrats such as Louis-Alexandre Berthier and the Prince de Wagram for the château de Grosbois.