A pair of Empire period candelabras
In chiseled, patinated, and gilded bronze, with three light arms decorated with griffin heads, derived from an antique-style oil lamp supported by Victory figures holding torches; the base is adorned on the front with an athénienne and flanked by reclining putti.
Circa 1810
H 67 cm L 24 cm
Very similar examples are held in several major collections. Indeed, a pair—also with three prongs—was once part of Pauline Borghese’s collection and is now housed at the British Embassy in Paris, having been purchased by the Duke of Wellington in 1815. Another pair made for King Jerome of Westphalia is now housed at Homburg Castle, and a third pair is held in the Spanish Royal Collections at the Royal Palace of Aranjuez (Inv. 10028107 and 10028108).
