Pair Of Candlesticks From The Maison Henry-normant And Auguste Moreau, Ornemanist

Pair of champlevé enamel candlesticks, gilded and silvered bronze with putti decorations, Paris around 1870. Manufacturer's marks hollow on the reverse of the bronzes.

Period : 1870
Origin : France, Paris
Materials : Bronze and champlevé enamel
Height : 7.08 in
Width : 3.34 in

This great Parisian house of bronzier-enameller was in activity until 1897 at 50 rue Saint Aubin in Paris. The Henry-Normant House will become E.Henry after 1878. This House is present at all the Universal Exhibitions from 1851 to 1878 where it received many awards including a Gold Medal in 1867, year in which it attracted and subsequently worked with a rich and famous American family, Tiffany & Co which was preparing to participate in its first international event, the Universal Exhibition of Paris in 1867. This Parisian House with high quality productions, worked on models of sculptors and ornamentalists such as Auguste Moreau, E.Provost or E.Henry himself and manufactured objects for the big luxury houses like Tiffany & Co from 1870, Susses Frères, Tahan or Giroux who then affixed their signature or their label.