CIRCA 1800

With their delicate branches and fine chains, these elegant candelabra are representative of the early phase of the production of ormolu objects incorporating porphyry from Älvdalen (Elfdal). During this period, which lasted until circa 1790, the finest and most delicate items were made in variants of the late Louis XVI or Pompeian style. The most prominent Swedish bronzier to execute mounts for porphyry in these years was the Court ciseleur Fredrik Ludvig Rung, whose 1799 designs for ormolu for porphyry objects are illustrated in 'Porphyre - la Pierre Royale', exh. cat., Paris, 1990, p. 33.