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Candelabra 1812-17
Chased, golded and patinated bronze. | 124.5 x 46.4 x 42.6 cm (whole object) | RCIN 78900
Claude Galle (1759-1846)
Candelabra 1812-17
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Pair of eight-light candelabra each in the form of winged figures, male and female holding aloft in either hand a torch to which the candle arms are attached. Each figures stands on one foot on a half globe which is mounted on a square in section base decorated in low relief on three sides with allegorical figures and goups.
Provenance
By 1817 in the Ante Room Principal Floor at Carlton House.
Included in the Pictorial Inventory of 1827-33 – RCINs 934803 and 934804. 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.
A similar pair originally made for the Chateau de Fontainebleu illustrated in Proschel, Ottomeyer et al, Munich 1986 Vol. 1 p. 390.
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Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Chased, golded and patinated bronze.
Measurements
124.5 x 46.4 x 42.6 cm (whole object)
