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Pair of candelabra 1780 - 1814
Patinated and gilt bronze, marble | 84.5 x 23.0 x 14.0 cm (whole object) | RCIN 373
After? Percier et Fontaine : Paris
Master: Pair of candelabra Item: Candelabra 1780 - 1814
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Pair of patinated and gilt bronze five-light candelabra, each in the form of a draped female figure of winged Victory standing on a globe and holding in her raised arms an amphora containing the candle-arms, each with scrolling foliage. The green marble base, square in section, has applied to the front a gilt bronze winged torch entwined with a laurel branch and drapery, and to either side a kneeling naked female figure, holding drapery; the whole base rests on a gilt bronze plinth on a square marble stand.
Provenance
Purchased on behalf of the Prince Regent by his French pastry chef, François Benois, in 1814. Placed in the Gilt Column Room, Carlton House.
Included in the Pictorial Inventory of 1827-33 – RCIN 934934. The inventory was originally created as a record of the clocks, vases, candelabra and other miscellaneous items from Carlton House, as well as selected items from the stores at Buckingham House, the Royal Pavilion, Brighton, Hampton Court and Kensington Palace for consideration in the refurbishment of Windsor Castle.
Later sent to the Bow Reception Room, Buckingham Palace, in 1915. -
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Medium and techniques
Patinated and gilt bronze, marble
Measurements
84.5 x 23.0 x 14.0 cm (whole object)
