{"product_id":"italian-antique-fragment-candlestick-with-gilt-petal-crown","title":"Italian Antique Fragment Candlestick with Gilt Petal Crown","description":"\u003cp\u003eA magnificent Italian antique fragment candlestick of exceptional sculptural presence, constructed entirely from 18th and 19th century period materials. This example is distinguished by its elaborate gilt petal crown — two tiers of carved and gilded acanthus-form leaves radiating outward from the central column, their surfaces retaining rich traces of original gilding against a warm brown ground — which gives the piece an almost floral, Baroque exuberance quite distinct from its more austere companions. Above the petal crown, a turned urn-form candle cup rises on a slender baluster neck; below, the column descends through a series of molded rings to a broad, bell-shaped base in a layered blue and white painted finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe contrast between the gilded upper elements and the pale blue-white painted base is deeply beautiful — a record of the different hands, periods, and contexts from which these fragments were gathered and assembled. The surface throughout is alive with age: cracked gesso, worn gilding, and the ghostly bloom of centuries of use in a devotional setting. An object of this quality and complexity reads as pure sculpture — a centerpiece for a mantel, altar table, or console. It can also be converted into a table lamp by a lamp maker or electrician, making it as functional as it is extraordinary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCirca:\u003c\/strong\u003e 18th–19th Century\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Italy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStyle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Italian Baroque \/ Ecclesiastical\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterials:\u003c\/strong\u003e Carved and turned wood; gesso; gilt and polychrome; layered blue and white painted finish on base; constructed from period 18th and 19th century Italian antique fragments and materials\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails:\u003c\/strong\u003e Urn-form candle cup; two-tier gilt acanthus petal crown; turned baluster column; bell-form base in blue and white painted finish; suitable for conversion to a table lamp\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions: \u003c\/strong\u003e5.75\" Diameter x 14\" H \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Antique — beautiful age-appropriate surface wear, craquelure, and gilt loss throughout consistent with period ecclesiastical use\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Drue Bohrer Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45193312763927,"sku":"DBA-036-C1","price":700.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0795\/8049\/5895\/files\/17.jpg?v=1780682015","url":"https:\/\/www.druebohrerantiques.com\/products\/italian-antique-fragment-candlestick-with-gilt-petal-crown","provider":"Drue Bohrer Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}