Pair of Classical Style Bronze Candlesticks with Smooth Columns
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The smooth column candlestick was one of the most disciplined forms the classical revival produced. Where the rococo candlestick had curved and scrolled, the column candlestick stood straight — a shaft drawn directly from architecture, its vertical reeding a quotation of the temple column, its stepped square base a quotation of the plinth beneath. The style bridges Louis XVI and Empire precisely because both periods drew from the same source: the confidence that classical proportion, correctly
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each — Height 27 cm (10.6 in)
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Pair of Classical Style Bronze Candlesticks with Smooth Columns
- Period
- Louis XVI-Empire transitional style, French, 19th century
- Materials
- bronze, antique patina
- Dimensions
- each — Height 27 cm (10.6 in)
DETAILS:
Size: each — Height 27 cm (10.6 in)
Material: bronze, antique patina
Style/Period: Louis XVI-Empire transitional style, French, 19th century
Candle cups: one per candlestick — non-electric; takes standard taper candles
Shipping: professionally packed, fully insured, worldwide
Condition: excellent; antique patina consistent and attractive across the pair; fluting crisp throughout
Returns: accepted within 30 days
The smooth column candlestick was one of the most disciplined forms the classical revival produced. Where the rococo candlestick had curved and scrolled, the column candlestick stood straight — a shaft drawn directly from architecture, its vertical reeding a quotation of the temple column, its stepped square base a quotation of the plinth beneath. The style bridges Louis XVI and Empire precisely because both periods drew from the same source: the confidence that classical proportion, correctly applied, needed no further ornament to justify itself.
This pair is French, nineteenth century, cast in bronze, each candlestick built as a smooth column rising from a stepped square base to a socket cup with a slightly flared rim. The base descends in two clean tiers — a lower square plinth and an upper rounded moulding — before the column proper begins its vertical rise, the fluting running the full length of the shaft without interruption. At the top, the socket sits on a small collar, its rim gently everted to catch drips, the practical detail that every well-designed candlestick provided for. The bronze carries an attractive antique patina across both pieces, the warm, even darkening that comes from more than a century of handling and honest use.
Both candlesticks are in immaculate condition, matched in scale and patina, the fluting crisp throughout. They stand ready for a dining table, a mantelpiece, or a pair of side tables that can carry their classical weight.
They arrive professionally packed and fully insured. Maison Jaspers pays US tariffs and import duties. For other destinations, local import taxes and duties may apply and are payable by the recipient. Returns are accepted within 30 days.
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United States: Maison Jaspers pays the tariffs and import duties for you.
United Kingdom: UK import VAT is payable on delivery (5% for antiques over 100 years old, otherwise 20%).
Other destinations: local import taxes may apply and are payable by the recipient. Contact us before ordering if you would like guidance.
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Returns
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