Paired eight candles candelabra (floor lamps)
Paired eight candles candelabra (floor lamps)
Russian Empire, Saint-Petersburg
First third of the 19th century
Bronze; casting, chasing, knurling, gilding
117.0 x 23.5 x 23.5 cm (each)
Paired eight candles candelabra (floor lamps) from gilded bronze on stepped rectangular pedestal with four lion paws. Each candelabrum is in the form of a column, expanding downward, ending by a cup on the stem, with capital decorated with flowers and acanthus leaves. The column is decorated with horizontally arranged rows of belts of stylized acanthus leaves and lotus flowers; the cup is adorned with lush acanthus leaves and frieze comprised of weeping holly. The column capital is crowned with rosette. Eight brackets protrude from it - the central bracket is straight, in the form of a torch with flame, side brackets are bent, decorated with S-shaped curls, with cups and smooth detachable insertions. The pedestal is decorated with embossed onlays from three sides - mascaron in the shape of Bacchus head framed with symbolically rendered cornucopias is on the front side; a lozenge against crossed torches with laurel wreaths that is filled with lush acanthus leaves and sagging flower garlands are on lateral sides. The pedestal ledges are decorated with the frieze of alternating palmettes and lotus flowers.
Инв.1249.1-18/ДПИ