Pair of 19th Century Charles X Bronze Doré Candelabra Lamps

A handsome pair of candelabra in gold and green patinated bronze. The three candle arms extend from a collared Corinthan column with balustered base exhibiting lambs tongue and anthe...

A graceful neoclassical light with elegant lines and sharp detailing. The beautifully drawn body of the chandelier supports an acanthus finial which sits on a band of gold lambs...

A masterful large classical statue in cast bronze of a beautiful young woman in stride wearing a flowing ionic chiton. The exquisite casting of ...

A pair of handsome neoclassical pedestals in mahogany and inlaid detailing. The upper portion is decorated with musical instruments and foliage with the shaft bearing a oval inlay of...

A magnificent architectural neoclassical pier mirror of fine detailing and original finishes. A broad entablature with a dramatic gilded cavetto moulding covered in low relief acanth...

An exquisite pair of giltwood 6-light wall sconces. The light is supported by the figure of a winged seraphim whose draped lower half melds into a moulded bracket and acanthus pendan...

Pair of 19th century finely chased French doré bronze candelabras converted to lamps. The base diameter is 9 inches. The shades are included and are handmade of parchment paper. They...

Pair of Very Fine 19th c. French Bronze and Coral Marble Candelabras Converted to Lamps. They have Cherub and Rose Carved Bronze Motif. The Shades are included and are Hand Made of P...

Pair of French Carcel Polished Bronze Table Lamps Rare pair of early 19th century polished and lacquered bronze table lamps attributed to ...

Magnificent pair of 1790-1800 French neoclassical bronze doré tripod-candlesticks made into lamps. Each tripod-leg has an eagle head at the top and a hoof foot at the bottom. The tri...

Pair of Late 19th c. French Bronze 2 Arm Candelabras Converted to Lamps with Child Figures.The Shades are included and are Hand Made of Parchment Paper. They are Hand Gilded and Deco...

An Exceptional Pair of Late 19th Century Napoleon III Gilt Bronze and Enamel Ten Light Candelabra Attributed to Maison Beurdeley The ten candle foliate designed branches with leaf drip pans, centered with an enamel vase and a gilt band with cherubs at play, topped with three bronze drapes and garlands of flowers. The triangle bases decorated with female masks and trailing floral motifs on plinth bases. After the 18th century model by Pierre Gouthière. This fine pair of candelabra are based on the model by Pierre Gouthière now conserved in the Petit-Trianon at Versailles. According to Pierre Verlet, the model corresponds to a large pair of candelabra with ten branches, drapery, foliage and fruit, richly carved and gilded in bronze, originally supplied by the marchand-mercier, Freres Darnault, for the Salon du Jeu de Mesdames at the Château de Bellevue. Pierre Gouthière (1732 - 1813) was the most celebrated bronze gilder in France during the eighteenth century, the title of ‘Gilder to the King’ being given to him by Louis XV. He perfected the most expensive type of gilding of this period, dorure au mat, which involved the use of lavish amounts of gold to create a rich, deep matte finish. As well as working for the King he created items for the Comte d'Artois, the Marquis de Marigny, and the duc d'Aumont. The collection of the duc d'Aumont was sold at auction in Paris in 1782 and many objects mounted by Gouthière were bought by Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. His works, unsurpassed in creativity and execution, can now be found in the Wallace Collection and the Louvre. Beurdeley, Louis-Auguste and Emmanuel-Alfred (1808-1882 and 1847-1919). The firm exhibited and won awards at all of the major international exhibitions during the second half of the nineteenth century. The quality and skill employed in production was of exceptional quality; their ormolu mounts with mercurial gilding and hand chasing were often difficult to distinguish from late eighteenth-century examples, and were considered the finest in Paris. The firm was pioneered by Jean Beurdeley (1772-1853), later managed by his son Louis-Auguste-Alfred, and finally imparted to his son Alfred-Emmanuel-Louis in 1875. The firm was established at 32 and 34, rue Louis-Le-Grand, and also owned the pavillion de Hanovre, where it was based while Alfred-Emmanuel-Louis added two additional workshops at 20 and 24, rue Dautancourt by 1875. The Beurdeley workshops closed in 1896, although still partially active until 1898 and the stock was sold over a number of auctions conducted by the Galerie Georges Petit of Paris. Two auction catalogues of the collection were published in 1895 and sales were held between March 6-8 and May 27-28. Among Beurdeley's most prestigious clients were Emperor Napoleon III and Empress Eugénie, the duc D'aumale, Richard Wallace, the Duc and Princess d'Hamilton, Tsarine Alexandra Féodorovna, The Rothschild and Vanderbilt dynasties and the Metropolitan Club...