12 1/2 X 5 3/4 in. diam.

Note: A similar pair of candlesticks were sold at Artcurial, Paris, November 25, 2015, as attributed to Claude Galle with the bust of Diana. The shaft topped with heads of Diana adorned with the crescent moon symbolizing light, is to be related to the one delivered by Claude Galle on September 3, 1808, for the second salon of Empress Joséphine's apartment at the Palace of Compiègne.

Note: Claude Galle (1757-1815) is regarded as a very accomplished Parisian bronzier in the late 18th and early 19th century. He worked collaboratively with Pierre-Philippe Thomire while having his own workshop and trading house of 400 craftsman. He was awarded French royal commissions for the Palais des Tuileries, Chateau de Fontainebleau, the Petit Trianon and Grand Trianon in Versailles. And most notably a Russian royal commission for the Czar for a pair of Empire ewers which are located at Pavlovsk Palace, St. Petersburg in one of the great halls. Galle was also awarded a large commission from Napoleon Bonaparte for the Chateau de St. Cloud. Many of his pieces can be seen in museum collections such as Musee National du Chateau de Malmaison, Musee Marmottan in Paris, The Residenz in Munich and the Victorian and Albert Museum in London. Claude Galle died in 1815 after which his son Gerard-Jean Galle (1788-1846) continued the business.

Both in good condition with minor rubbing to the ormolu with scattered pitting. Nicely cast and ready to place.

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