Sconces Bourbon Restoration Gilded Bronze Italy Second Quarter 1800
Features
Style: Bourbon Restoration (1815-1830)
Age: 19th Century / 1801 - 1900
Origin: Italy
Material: Gilded Bronze
Description
Pair of gilded bronze sconces, they hang on the wall through a rose window in burnished bronze decorated by two phytomorphic decorations with floral spirals and decors, the rose window holds a circle to which the three branches are tied. The branches are enriched with leaves that support the corollas that work as candle cups, that end with a swan head. The whole surface is finely chiselled and gilded with mercury, except the burnished rose window. The candles, now electrified, have lampshades in perforated brass with fabric. Small repairs.
Product Condition:
Fair condition. Wear consistent with age and use. Any damage or loss is displayed as completely as possible in the pictures. Product with a Certificate of Authenticity and Lawful Origin.
Dimensions (cm):
Height: 33
Width: 30
Depth: 20
Additional Information
Style: Bourbon Restoration (1815-1830)
Starting from the Congress of Vienna in 1815, the arts also expressed the return to the monarchical order and the desire for order after the war years.The stylistic features are an evolution of the Empire style, but with simpler lines and stripped of the typical symbols of the Napoleonic period.
There is greater attention to the practicality of furniture and domestic use.
Find out more with the insights of our blog and FineArt on the Restoration style:
The return to the past in the Restoration period < / A>
Gueridon Restaurazione