This candlestick is reminiscent of products of the celebrated Faberge company. It combines elegant form with decoration in the style of Louis XVI. The company developed its own distinctive idiom based on historical styles enriched by Russian feeling, as well as refined taste and virtuoso execution. A Russian note is introduced into the decoration by bright malachite applied in the Russian mosaic technique. Gilded bronze, malachite. Height 8 in. (20 cm). |