Claude Galle (attributed to)
A pair of Empire five-light figural candelabra ‘A la Victoire' attributed to Claude Galle, Paris, date circa 1815
Patinated and gilt bronze
Height 72 cm. each.
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Literature
Hans Ottomeyer and Peter Pröschel, "Vergoldete Bronzen", 1986,p. 335, pI. 5.2.18, illustrating a similar candelabrum with winged Victory of 1809 by Galle in the Grand Trianon, Versailles.
A very fine pair of Empire patinated and gilt bronze five-light figural candelabra 'A la Victoire' attributed to Claude Galle (1759-1815)
Paris, date circa 1815
Height 72 cm. each.
Winged Victories appeared frequently in Empire design and lent themselves perfectly to various candelabra forms.