Pair of large Regency gilded and bronzed robed lady Candelabra
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Pair of large Regency gilded and bronzed robed lady Candelabra
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Pair of large Regency gilded and bronzed robed lady Candelabra:
the ladies standing on white marble plinths and bearing a gilded urn with twin scrolling branches; with diamond-cut glass candle cups and gilded sconces.
Circa 1830 and restored.
Height: | 19½" | - | 49.5cm |
Width: | 10¾" | - | 27.0cm |
Projection: | 8" | - | 20.0cm |
Regency
Named after the Prince Regent, later George IV, circa 1810 to 1830, the term is also used more widely to describe the prevailing English neo-classical style between the 1790s and 1840. In lighting, they used multiple cut-glass prisms to achieve as many reflections as possible such as 'double-stars' and 'icicles'. Two chandelier designs typical of this period are the colza oil dish light and the balloon-shaped chandelier with graduated chains of prisms.
cut glass
Often now referred to as 'crystal', the glass was blown and shaped, then passed to a specialist cutter, who would polish and cut patterns to enhance its brilliance.