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A PAIR OF EMPIRE ORMOLU AND PATINATED BRONZE TWO-LIGHT CANDELABRA NOW MOUNTED AS LAMPS, ATTRIBUTED TO CLAUDE GALLE CIRCA 1810
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description
- patinated bronze
- height of object 19 1/2 in.; height with fittings 29 1/2 in.
- 49.5 cm; 75 cm
Condition
Drilled and wired for electricity. Ebonized bases are later and included in the measurement of object. Old patched holes to the back and front of one ormolu base and the other with a patched hole to just back. Some rubbing to gilding and oxidation to bronze.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
This celebrated 'Egyptian' model was made popular during the Empire period, as a result of Napoléon's campaigns in Egypt and the subsequent publication of Baron Vivant-Denon's, Voyage dans la Basse et la Haute Egypte, 1802.
A pair of related Egyptian candelabra, forming part of a garniture and attributed to Claude Galle, bronzier au Garde-Meuble, is illustrated by H. Ottomeyer/P. Pröschel et al., Vergoldete Bronzen, Munich, 1986, p. 338, fig. 5.3.6.
A nearly identical pair on marble bases is illustrated in 'Egyptomania', Exhibition Catalogue, Paris, 1994, p. 290, fig. 4. An almost identical pair was sold Christie's, The Collection of Professor Sir Albert Richardson, P.R.A., 18th September 2013, lot 17.
Claude Galle, of the rue du Four Saint-Germain, was elected maître in 1786.