Auction 158 Antiques & Works of Art,
Silver & Jewellery

30

A pair of patinated and gilt bronze 'aux satyres enfants' Louis XVI style candelabra


Estimate

7.000 - 10.000


Session 1

25 March 2026



Description

Patinated and gilt bronze, after a model by Claude Michel, called Clodion (1738–1814). Each candelabra composed of a dark brown patinated bronze infant figure—one candelabra with a young satyr, depicted with goat legs, and the other with a bacchanalian putto—standing on a fluted gilt bronze plinth decorated with laurel frieze and raised on a square base with cut corners. Each figure supporting naturalistic gilt bronze branches decorated with foliage and berries, forming the arms of the candelabra and terminating in tulip-shaped bobèches. France, 19th century

Height: 46 cm



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