Claude Galle, attributed (b. 1759, d. 1815)
A pair of large figural Empire gilt and patinated bronze candelabra, each with female figure on cylindrical base, holding five curved candle holders aloft. Paris, c. 1820. H. 82 cm. (2)
Literature: Hans Ottomeyer and Peter Pröschel, “Vergoldete Bronzen”, 1986, p. 335, pl. 5.2.18, illustrating a similar candelabrum with winged Victory of 1809 by Galle in the Grand Trianon, Versailles.
Condition report on request.
Antiquities, furniture, decorative art, carpets and books, 22 September 2021