Claude Galle Flambeau Candlestick Gilt Bronze Empire Period Model Château Fontainebleau 19th

Claude GALLE (1759 - 1815) Flambeau, model of the Château de Fontainebleau Gilt bronze with ormulu Paris, circa 1804 - 1805 Empire period work 12 elements H. 24.5; diam 12 cm The torch rests on a circular base with stylized decoration on an amati background. The tapered barrel is supported by a tripod base decorated with lion claws, the upper part decorated with a ring with three star hooks, the binet with stylized decoration on an amati background. The very high quality cast iron is made up of 12 elements! Claude GALLE One of the most eminent bronziers and foundry-engravers of the end of the Louis XVI period and the Empire, Claude Galle was born in Villepreux near Versailles. He apprenticed under the founder Pierre Foy, marrying Foy's daughter in 1784. In 1786 he became master foundryman. On the death of his father-in-law in 1788, Galle took charge of the workshop, which became one of the most important in Paris, employing, at the height of its activity, nearly 400 craftsmen. Galle moved the workshop first to Quai de la Monnaie (later Quai de l'Unité), then, in 1805, to 60 Rue Vivienne. The crown furniture store, under the direction of sculptor Jean Hauré from 1786-88, honored him with several commissions. Galle worked with many remarkable artisans, such as Pierre-Philippe Thomire; he supplied the majority of bronze furnishings to the Château de Fontainebleau during the Empire. He received numerous imperial orders for lights, clock boxes, and vases for the palaces of Saint-Cloud, the Trianons, the Tuileries, Compiègne, and Rambouillet. He supplied the Italian palaces of Monte Cavallo in Rome and Stupinigi near Turin. Free delivery for France