A highly decorAtive pair of late 19th Century bronze candlesticks with two mermen knelt on bronze tripods ornately decorated holding up the candle holders with excellent hand chased surface detail and very fine rich brown patina
French Bronze During the 19th Century a time when Paris was the centre of the art world, the French bronze sculptors and their foundries were creating work with remarkable precision and detail. Table-top and figurative bronzes became a popular feature of tasteful interior decor. Leading the demand of bronzes were foundries including: Barbedienne, Susse Freres, Peyrol and Siot-Decauville. The foundries became proficient at using both lost-wax and sand cast techniques to produce exceptional bronzes of outstanding quality.
