Paired candelabra for five candles with figures of the goddess Nike
Paired candelabra for five candles with figures of the goddess Nike
Russian Empire, Saint-Petersburg
First third of the 19th century
Bronze; casting, chasing, knurling, gilding
79.0 x 13.0 x 13.0 cm
The Empire style candelabra for five candles from gilded bronze. Each is in the shape Nike, the goddess of victory - a winged female figure in antique clothes, standing on a sphere, holding a vase in raised hands, from which five candlesticks arms protrude. The central arm with bell is decorated with foliage ornament; the cup is adorned with flower palmettas, cylindrical bobeche is adorned with meshy ornament. Lateral arms are S-shaped and decorated with leaves and flower rosettes. Candle cups are adorned with foliage ornament belt, cylindrical bobeche - with meshy ornament. The figure is on leafed rosette, mounted on the stepped cylindrical pedestal, which is on smooth two-stepped square plinth. The pedestal is decorated with ornament in the shape of multi-petalled flowers; the pedestal protrusion - with geometric ornament belt.
Инв.2832.1-2/ДПИ