French Gothic Rococo Candelabra Pair

A pair of French five arm ormolu candelabra. Later 19th century.…
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A pair of French five arm ormolu candelabra. Later 19th century. Of gothic rococo inspiration each with curvaceous vegetal arms supporting rosette style dishes and urn nozzles, the stem with a conforming central nozzle and flower basket style snuffer, raised upon a tapering ebonised reeded stem to a knopped and pierced lower section with three scrolling supports with gothic decorations to a trefoil base. Height 63.5 cm

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  • Ormolu - Ormolu was popular with French craftsmen in the 18th and 19th century for ornamental fittings for furniture, clocks and other decorative items. True ormolu is gilt bronze, that is bronze that has been coated with gold using a mercury amalgam. Due to the health risks associated with using mercury, this method of creating ormolu was discontinued in France in the 1830s. A substitute was developed consisting of about 75% copper and 25% zinc, however it was inferior to the bronze version. It was often lacquered to prevent it tarnishing.
  • Rosette - A stylised circular-shaped disk with turned or carved decoration decoration applied to a surface, or carved into the surface, especially used in ceramics, jewellery, furniture, sculpture and textiles. Also known as a boss or a paterae or patera.

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