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candles are lit on a table in front of a mirror in a rooma clock that is sitting on top of a tablea clock that is sitting on a table in a rooma gold and red clock sitting on a black tablea gold colored chandelier with a face on ita gold colored chandelier that has a face on itmany candles that are lit in a candle holdera candle holder that is on the wall next to a mirror
DAGUERRE PARIS

121 - Henri HOUDEBINE, c. 1880 Louis XVI-style mantelpiece set, co…
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Estimate €2,000 - €4,000
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Description
Henri HOUDEBINE, c. 1880 Louis XVI-style mantelpiece set, comprising a pair of chiselled and gilded bronze candelabra, each with nine light arms and a central arm, decorated with sphinxes, and a red marble pendulum base centred on a lion’s muzzle, the dial signed ‘HOUDEBINE/A PARIS’ H. 90 cm (the candelabra) H. 33 W. 45 cm (the plinth) Henri Houdebine was a 19th-century bronze artist. He is renowned for his works, which reflect the period’s taste for a revival of ancient styles. Established in Paris since 1845, the Houdebine firm took part in most of the World’s Fairs of the second half of the 19th century. It won numerous awards: the gold medal in 1876 (Exhibition of the Union Centrale des Arts Décoratifs) and 1878 (the World’s Fair), a special medal in 1880 (the UCAD Exhibition), and a diploma of honour in 1883 (the Amsterdam International Exhibition), the year in which Henri Houdebine was made a Knight of the Legion of Honour. A member of the UCAD Society, he was once again noted for the beauty of his candelabra at the 1889 World’s Fair.
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Auction time 07/11/2026 at 2:00 PM
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