A pair of Italian Venetian bronze torchères after a design by Giuseppe Michieli, each with a pricket candle top, above a graduated stem decorated with cherubs, chimerae and moors, the triform base with chained slaves and hippocampi, above a frieze of scrolling foliage and satyr masks, on paw feet, late 19th century, 111.6cm high, 46.5cm wide, 40cm deep. (2) A very similar candelabrum was exhibited at the 1867 Paris Exposition Universelle and the design was reproduced in the Art Journal catalogue of the exhibition, p.263. Provenance: Robert Robertson Chairman of Robertson Jam. A private collection.
A pair of Italian Venetian bronze torchères after a design by Giuseppe Michieli, each with a pricket candle top, above a graduated stem decorated with cherubs, chimerae and moors, the triform base with chained slaves and hippocampi, above a frieze of scrolling foliage and satyr masks, on paw feet, late 19th century, 111.6cm high, 46.5cm wide, 40cm deep. (2) A very similar candelabrum was exhibited at the 1867 Paris Exposition Universelle and the design was reproduced in the Art Journal catalogue of the exhibition, p.263. Provenance: Robert Robertson Chairman of Robertson Jam. A private collection.
.jpg "Source: Christie's")
.jpg "Source: Christie's")
Try LotSearch and its premium features for 7 days - without any costs!
Be notified automatically about new items in upcoming auctions.
Create an alert
.jpg "Source: Christie's")
.jpg "Source: Christie's")
