Large Pair Of Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Candelabras

An elegant pair of finely chiseled gilt bronze five-light candelabras in the Louis XV style, dating from the second half of the 19th century, during the Second Empire (Napoleon III period). The sinuous and abundant decoration fully evokes the Rocaille taste characteristic of the Louis XV style, with asymmetrical lines, foliate scrolls and stylized volutes. Each candelabra rests on a lively base with acanthus leaf and shell motifs, supporting a twisted central shaft, richly decorated with foliage, which divides into four lateral and one central light arms, all ending in finely chiseled sockets with floral motifs. The gilt bronze has a warm and deep patina, typical of the quality productions of the Napoleon III period, reinterpreting with splendor the canons of the 18th century. This pair perfectly embodies the taste for opulence and the rediscovery of the Rococo style under the Second Empire, and could have adorned a bourgeois or aristocratic interior of the 19th century.