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A Pair of Louis XVI Style Gilt and Patinated Bronze Figural Candelabra
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A Pair of Louis XVI Style Gilt and Patinated Bronze Figural Candelabra. After The Model by Clodion. Each modelled with a dancing putto, emblematic of...
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Height: 48 cm (19 in)
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A Pair of Louis XVI Style Gilt and Patinated Bronze Figural Candelabra. After The Model by Clodion.
Each modelled with a dancing putto, emblematic of music and wine. Supporting vine-clad candle branches. Each raised on a fluted rouge griotte marble pedestal base with interlaced vine frieze.
Although the bronzier responsible for these candelabra remains unrecorded, the model itself enjoyed enormous success in both the 18th and 19th Centuries and shares much in common with the oeuvres of the sculptor Claude Michel, dit Clodion (see H. Ottomeyer, P. Pröschel et al., Vergoldete Bronzen, Munich, 1986, Vol.1, p.210, no.XXVIII).
France, Circa 1880.
Date
Circa 1880
Origin
France
Medium
Patinated and Gilt-Bronze
The son-in-law of sculptor Augustin Pajou, Clodion, (Claude Michel), (1738-1814), trained in Paris in the workshops of his uncle and Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, the most successful sculptor of the time. After winning the Prix de Rome, he moved to Italy, sharing a studio with Jean-Antoine Houdon and studying antique, Renaissance, and Baroque sculpture.
In 1771 Clodion returned to Paris, where he continued to produce mostly in terracotta. He also worked with his brothers in other media, decorating objects such as candelabra, clocks, and vases. Drawing primarily from pagan antiquity, he created light-hearted terracotta sculptures that epitomised the Rococo style. Late in his life, when Neo-classical works were more popular, Clodion adjusted his style and worked on major public monuments in Paris.
H. Ottomeyer, P. Pröschel et al., Vergoldete Bronzen, Munich, 1986, Vol.1, p.210, no.XXVIII).
