A Pair of Empire Candlesticks

Period

ca. 1820

Material

gilded bronze

Sizes

(height) 24cm. (diameter) 12cm.

Description

Two candlesticks on a round base with various ribbed, torsioned and beaded edges.
The stem is decorated with torsioned, ribbed and beaded edges between two plain fasciae.
The decoration of the stem ends with a narrow ribbon of palmettes. On top of that the beaker-shaped candleholders slightly curve out. The loose grease-traps are decorated with a ribbed edge.