Pair Of Large Candlesticks In Silvered Bronze, Second Half 19th Century.

Pair of large silvered bronze candlesticks resting on hexagonal pedestals, the stems with cut sides decorated with scenes of putti and agrarian scenes in cartels taking the form of foliage scrolls. Height 46cm Period: second half of the 19th century, England, Victorian Period in the Neo-Gothic style. What we think of them: these torches are really very large and spectacular. They are in excellent condition with the electricity redone to standards. Very chic. You'll just have to find the lampshades... Did you know? : The Victorian style developed in Great Britain during the reign of Queen Victoria between 1837 and 1901. The Victorian era is the age of imitation and reproduction, there was not a single dominant style but various influences which frequently combine motifs and elements from earlier styles from architecture as well as antique furniture designs such as Gothic, Tudor, Elizabethan, Rococo, Neoclassical and others. The neo-Gothic style is inspired by medieval architecture and furniture and takes up its main motifs such as pointed and semicircular arches, fenestration, foliage, as well as draping. The furniture, for example, is strongly sculpted and even painted with illuminations which are inspired by the work of the 14th century.