{"product_id":"a-french-gilt-bronze-candelabrum-aux-sphinges-france-late-19th-century","title":"A FRENCH GILT-BRONZE CANDELABRUM 'AUX SPHINGES', FRANCE, LATE 19th CENTURY","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8\"\u003eThis substantial gilt-bronze candelabrum is a high-quality 19th-century recreation of a legendary royal design from the late 1600s. The original model was created by André-Charles Boulle, the master furniture maker to King Louis XIV, based on patterns by the royal decorator Jean Bérain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9\"\u003eThe piece features a distinct three-sided design loaded with classical details:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"10\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Base:\u003c\/b\u003e The triangular stand rests on small peg feet and is guarded by \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"73\"\u003ethree winged sphinxes\u003c\/b\u003e wearing Egyptian pharaonic headdresses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Stem:\u003c\/b\u003e The central pillar features oval frames showcasing the detailed side profiles of \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"91\"\u003eRoman emperors\u003c\/b\u003e wearing laurel wreath leaf crowns.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Arms:\u003c\/b\u003e Four heavily curved, leaf-decorated branches sweep outward, each ending in the highly detailed face of a \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"115\"\u003eram\u003c\/b\u003e directly beneath the candle nozzles. A fifth matching nozzle sits at the very top center.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"11\"\u003eThis piece was cast from thick, solid bronze, while the sharp details in the metalwork display the work of a premier 19th-century Parisian workshop.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"After André-Charles Boulle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51441429872873,"sku":null,"price":1.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0793\/9945\/2905\/files\/IMG_9076-Photoroom.png?v=1782308113","url":"https:\/\/klsvaults.com\/products\/a-french-gilt-bronze-candelabrum-aux-sphinges-france-late-19th-century","provider":"KLS Vaults","version":"1.0","type":"link"}