ANCIENT BRONZES

Paris, Late XIX Century

Pair of partially gilded and burnished bronze candlesticks. Stepped base from which the turned and chiseled body starts with leaf motifs and anthemas, at the top of which is placed a golden sphere constituting the support point for the two burnished bronze sculptures, the first depicting a winged nymph with hair and dress ancient style and scepter in the left hand, in the second Hermes, characterized by the cloak, the winged petasus and the caduceus, also held by the left hand. Both mythological figures hold up a central stump filled with flowers and fruits, similar to a cornucopia, from which five arms of chiselled and gilded bronze branch off, adorned with elements from the plant world that recall the decorations of the base. Restorations on a bobeche and replacement of some screws.

Italy, Late XIX Century

Bronze sculpture depicting a faun with cymbals on a red marble base.