CHRISTOFLE & CIE - Lot 2

CHRISTOFLE & CIE Rare pair of five-light gilt bronze and patinated candelabras decorated with foliage and flowers in finely chased relief. Christofle & Cie" engraved signature. Circa 1878 Height: 58 cm The Japanese-style flower motifs adorning these candelabras were certainly designed by Emile-Auguste Reibier (1826-1893), head of the Christofle workshop in the late 19th century. This artist had earned the nickname "High Priest of Japonism" in 1878 from the famous silversmith Falize. Bibliography for a mantelpiece with a similar design and technique: - Henri Bouilhet, Cent cinquante ans d'orfèvrerie Christofle, Paris 1981, Ed. Chêne-Hachette. - Ernest Cheneau, Le Japon à Paris, Gazette des Beaux-Arts, September 1878, pp. 461-488. - Emile Reiber, Le Japon pour tous, L'Objet d'art, n. 13 December 1988, pp. 53-61. Exhibition catalogs: - Le Japonisme, Grand Palais, Paris, 1988. - Japonisme, Japanese Influence on French Art, 1854-1910, Cleveland Museum, 1975-1976.