Francesco Righetti
(Rome 1749–1819)
– A Pair of Three-Light Candelabra in the Egyptian Revival Style, gilt bronze, porphyry bases on marble plinths, each with a fully sculpted Egyptian figure wearing a nemes headdress and supporting the upper section formed as sculptural reeds, vase-shaped candle sockets with drip pans, the porphyry bases with gilt-bronze mounts, laurel festoons and bull’s heads, each base supported by four sculptural sphinxes, height 80 cm, base 21 x 21 cm, Rome, early 19th century (Lu)
A magnificent pair of candelabra from the renowned Roman workshop of Francesco Righetti the Elder. Francesco Righetti, a pupil of Luigi Valadier, worked for, among others, the Papal Court, the Royal Court in Naples and the Russian Imperial Court in St Petersburg. The present candelabra reflect the taste for Egyptian art and antiquities stimulated by Napoleon’s Egyptian campaign of 1798–1801. For a comparable pair of candelabra, see: Sotheby’s, Treasures, London, 9 July 2014, lot 50.
Specialist: Dr. Georg Ludwigstorff
(Rome 1749–1819)
– A Pair of Three-Light Candelabra in the Egyptian Revival Style, gilt bronze, porphyry bases on marble plinths, each with a fully sculpted Egyptian figure wearing a nemes headdress and supporting the upper section formed as sculptural reeds, vase-shaped candle sockets with drip pans, the porphyry bases with gilt-bronze mounts, laurel festoons and bull’s heads, each base supported by four sculptural sphinxes, height 80 cm, base 21 x 21 cm, Rome, early 19th century (Lu)
A magnificent pair of candelabra from the renowned Roman workshop of Francesco Righetti the Elder. Francesco Righetti, a pupil of Luigi Valadier, worked for, among others, the Papal Court, the Royal Court in Naples and the Russian Imperial Court in St Petersburg. The present candelabra reflect the taste for Egyptian art and antiquities stimulated by Napoleon’s Egyptian campaign of 1798–1801. For a comparable pair of candelabra, see: Sotheby’s, Treasures, London, 9 July 2014, lot 50.
Specialist: Dr. Georg Ludwigstorff
