{"product_id":"vintage-empire-style-gilt-metal-caryatid-49894","title":"Vintage Empire Style Gilt Metal Caryatid Candlestick, Draped Classical Figure on Square Plinth","description":"\u003cp\u003eA young woman in flowing robes stands with one hand raised, holding a candle cup on her head, as calm as a statue in a temple. In candlelight, the gilding warms her robes and features.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe candlestick is made of gilt metal. A draped female figure stands on a round socle with a knurled border, above a square stepped plinth on small bracket feet. On her head rests a round drip pan and an urn-shaped candle cup with fine beaded bands. A figure of a woman used in place of a column is called a caryatid. The most famous are the six stone maidens holding up the porch of the Erechtheion in Athens. Designers in the Empire period loved to put them on candlesticks, clocks and furniture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe candlestick is in very good vintage condition, with a warm gilt tone. It has stood on other mantelpieces for many years, and it's ready for another. It suits a mantelpiece, a dining table, a writing desk or a bookshelf.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCandlestick facts: a gilt metal Empire style candlestick with a draped caryatid figure, an urn cup and a square plinth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDETAILS\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize: Height 20.5 cm (8.1 in) — roughly the height of a hardcover novel\u003cbr\u003e\nMaterial: gilt metal\u003cbr\u003e\nStyle-Period: Empire style · late 19th to early 20th century\u003cbr\u003e\nShipping: professionally packed, fully insured, worldwide · we handle the paperwork and pay all import duties · nothing to settle on delivery\u003cbr\u003e\nCondition: very good vintage condition\u003cbr\u003e\nReturns: accepted within 30 days\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maison Jaspers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59679455347033,"sku":"LM-V-519","price":400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1063\/5388\/5529\/files\/il_fullxfull.8611738632_sw5b.jpg?v=1790991561","url":"https:\/\/maisonjaspers.com\/products\/vintage-empire-style-gilt-metal-caryatid-49894","provider":"Maison Jaspers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}