🏛️✨ Exceptional Pair of Napoleon III Sculptural Candelabra ✨🏛️
A magnificent pair of sculptural candelabra crafted in polychrome and gilt cast metal, depicting classic female figures holding five-light luminaires. These extraordinary pieces combine the elegance of decorative sculpture with the functionality of grand 19th-century ornamental candelabra.
The figures are adorned in flowing robes in rich reddish tones with gilded finishes, topped by classically inspired headpieces. Their extended arms hold elaborate candelabra with sinuous forms and finely modeled details that evoke the opulence of European interiors of the era.
The sculptural quality, the complexity of the casting, and the presence of original polychromy make this set an outstanding example of the historicist decorative arts that reached great popularity during the Napoleon III period and the Victorian era.
📜 Estimated Period Napoleon III style, circa 1850-1880.
🌍 Estimated Stylistic Origin France, or a European workshop influenced by the Napoleon III style of the second half of the 19th century.
📏 Measurements per piece
• Height: 64 cm
• Width: 51 cm
• Depth: 20 cm
✨ Key Features
• Pair of figurative sculptural candelabra.
• Cast metal with polychromy and gilding.
• 10 candle sockets per figure, 5 sockets per hand.
• Greco-Roman classical inspiration.
• Napoleon III influence.
• Retains patina and historical character.
• Extraordinary decorative and collectible presence.
Rare pieces that evoke the grandeur of 19th-century European salons, ideal for collectors, interior designers, and lovers of sculptural antiques.
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