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Grand Tour. 19th Century Gilt Bronze Candlestick with Caryatid Biscuit Shaft
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Grand Tour. 19th Century Gilt Bronze Candlestick with Caryatid Biscuit Shaft

19th century
Description

34 cm High.

Notes: Caryatid. A female semi-nude figure used as a pillar to support the entablature of a Greek or Greek style building.

Biscuit porcelain, or bisque is unglazed, a white porcelain with a matte appearance and texture to the touch. It has been widely used in European pottery, mainly for sculptural and decorative objects that are not tableware and so do not need a glaze for protection.

Physical Dimensions
Height
34cm (13.39")
Declaration

Kendall House Antiques Ltd. has dated this Gilt Bronze Caryatid Candlestick to the 19th Century.

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SA1134809
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25603
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Description
34 cm High.

Notes: Caryatid.

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A female semi-nude figure used as a pillar to support the entablature of a Greek or Greek style building.
Kendall House Antiques Ltd.

Biscuit porcelain, or bisque is unglazed, a white porcelain with a matte appearance and texture to the touch. It has been widely used in European pottery, mainly for sculptural and decorative objects that are not tableware and so do not need a glaze for protection.

Height
34cm (13.39")
Date of Manufacture

Kendall House Antiques Ltd. has dated this Gilt Bronze Caryatid Candlestick to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1134809
Dealers Internal Ref
25603
Kendall House Antiques Ltd.
Kendall House Antiques Ltd.
Sellingantiques verified Since May 2022

Kendall house antiques a traditional shop in the north cotswold’s market town of chipping campden.

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A 19th-century Neoclassical candlestick featuring a chased gilded bronze base and socket holding a sculpted white biscuit porcelain caryatid figure.
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Archive I A 19th-century Neoclassical candlestick featuring a chased gilded bronze base and socket holding a sculpted white biscuit porcelain caryatid figure.

Grand Tour. 19th Century Gilt Bronze Candlestick with Caryatid Biscuit Shaft

Archive II A 19th-century Neoclassical candlestick featuring a chased gilded bronze base and socket holding a sculpted white biscuit porcelain caryatid figure. View II
Archive III A 19th-century Neoclassical candlestick featuring a chased gilded bronze base and socket holding a sculpted white biscuit porcelain caryatid figure. View III
Archive IV A 19th-century Neoclassical candlestick featuring a chased gilded bronze base and socket holding a sculpted white biscuit porcelain caryatid figure. View IV
Archive V A 19th-century Neoclassical candlestick featuring a chased gilded bronze base and socket holding a sculpted white biscuit porcelain caryatid figure. View V
Archive VI A 19th-century Neoclassical candlestick featuring a chased gilded bronze base and socket holding a sculpted white biscuit porcelain caryatid figure. View VI
Archive VII A 19th-century Neoclassical candlestick featuring a chased gilded bronze base and socket holding a sculpted white biscuit porcelain caryatid figure. View VII
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Kendall House Antiques Ltd.

Kendall House Antiques Ltd.
Telephone 07880 602715
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Kendall House
High Street
Chipping Campden
Gloucestershire
GL55 6AG 7
United Kingdom
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Kendall House Antiques Ltd.
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A 19th-century Neoclassical candlestick featuring a chased gilded bronze base and socket holding a sculpted white biscuit porcelain caryatid figure.
Grand Tour. 19th Century Gilt Bronze candlestick with Caryatid biscuit shaft
Ref: SA1134809
A 19th-century Neoclassical candlestick featuring a chased gilded bronze base and socket holding a sculpted white biscuit porcelain caryatid figure.
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  • ObjectCandlestick
  • Period19th century
  • StyleNeoclassical
  • MaterialGilt Bronze, Biscuit Porcelain
  • ColourGold, White
  • MotifsCaryatid figure, Acanthus leaf base, Fluted candle socket
  • SizeH 34 cm (13 in)

This Neoclassical candlestick from the nineteenth century embodies Grand Regency design sensibilities through a sculptural composition of gilt bronze and white biscuit porcelain. The piece stands at 34 cm high on a decorative base finished in gold, featuring detailed acanthus leaf mouldings and a square pedestal form. Rising from this heavy metal footing is a matte white biscuit porcelain shaft modelled as a semi-nude female caryatid figure, draped in classical robes. Above the sculpted figure, a golden spherical element connects to a fluted metal candle socket with chased vertical lines and a matching metallic drip pan. The combination of brilliant gilded bronze and unglazed white porcelain creates a striking textural and chromatic contrast suited for refined interior displays. Placed upon a mantelpiece or a side cabinet, this decorative object brings classical antiquity and sophisticated nineteenth-century craftsmanship into domestic settings.

FAQs

A Neoclassical decorative lighting item inspired by classical antiquity, incorporating a sculpted female figure known as a caryatid to support the upper candle socket.

Craftsmen often combined cast gilt bronze, also known as ormolu, for the sockets and bases with unglazed biscuit porcelain or Parian marble for the sculpted figures.

Authentic pieces display finely hand-chased surface work on the metal elements, sharp detail on the unglazed ceramic figure, and signs of natural oxidisation on underlying cast brass or bronze components.

Display the object on a mantelpiece, marble sideboard top, or alongside contemporary line drawings to introduce a structured classical architectural accent to a modern room.

Dust regularly with a dry, soft-bristled brush. Avoid liquid cleaning agents or water on unglazed biscuit porcelain, and clean gilded bronze using only a dry microfibre cloth to protect the original mercury gilding.
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