Claude Galle - pair of baluster candlesticks or torches - rich gilding - Empire period

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Claude Galle (attributed to)
Pair of candlesticks or torches
Gilded bronze (7 elements)
Dimensions: H. 25.5; D. 12.2(cm.)
Paris, circa 1810

An unusual pair of candlesticks. They stand on a base decorated with a frieze of alternating palmettes and arrows. The shaft rests on an antropomorphic tripod surmounted by gaudrons. The baluster is adorned with a frieze echoing the terrace. The binnacles are truly unusual.

This pair is reminiscent of a form and stylistic elements favored by the marchand-bronzier Claude Galle, and found in abundance in imperial palaces such as Saint Cloud and Fontainebleau.

Claude Galle
Claude Galle can be considered one of the most important bronzemakers of the late 18th century, and especially of the Empire. He initially collaborated with Antoine-André Ravrio and Jean Hauré. These collaborations soon enabled him to participate in the production of bronzes for the French Crown. Orders resumed under the Consulate, when he became one of the main suppliers to the Garde-meuble "consulaire", in competition with Pierre-Philippe Thomire. He delivered a great deal of inventive bronze furnishings to the châteaux of Compiègne and Fontainebleau. His work had a certain posterity, inspiring many bronzeworkers - both French, who worked in his style, and foreign, such as Andreï Voronikhin (1759-1814) and Friedrich Bergenfeldt (1768-1822).

Condition report: cleaned, wear to gilding, one nut removed.

Ref: 3BOIBK12C1