A VERY FINE PAIR OF 19TH CENTURY ORMOLU CANDELABRA BY BARBEDIENNE AND EDOUARD LIEVRE
A PAIR OF 19TH CENTURY ORMOLU CANDELABRA BY BARBEDIENNE AND EDOUARD LIEVREthe gilt bronze candelabra in the French Japonisme style, the stems raised on triform bases with spade feet and lion mask monopediae, each issuing a pair of naturalistic branches with blossom buds, terminating in pierced urn shaped nozzles with drip pans, raised on circular bases signed F. BARBEDIENNE,30cm high (2)Footnote:See Bonhams, 4 December 2008, lot 152 for a pair of vases designed by Edouard Lievre and executed by Ferdinand Barbedienne (sold for £36,000).The floral openwork on the bobeche is typical of Edouard Lievre drawings for Ferdinand Barbedienne, inspired by Japonism and Orientalism.
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A PAIR OF 19TH CENTURY ORMOLU CANDELABRA BY BARBEDIENNE AND EDOUARD LIEVREthe gilt bronze candelabra in the French Japonisme style, the stems raised on triform bases with spade feet and lion mask monopediae, each issuing a pair of naturalistic branches with blossom buds, terminating in pierced urn shaped nozzles with drip pans, raised on circular bases signed F. BARBEDIENNE,30cm high (2)Footnote:See Bonhams, 4 December 2008, lot 152 for a pair of vases designed by Edouard Lievre and executed by Ferdinand Barbedienne (sold for £36,000).The floral openwork on the bobeche is typical of Edouard Lievre drawings for Ferdinand Barbedienne, inspired by Japonism and Orientalism.