Important pair of five-light candelabra with four arms in si - Lot 84

Important pair of five-light candelabra with four arms in silver (Minerve hallmark, 925/00). The tapered shaft is adorned with gadroons. Octagonal base also with gadroons. Work by the Maison Boin Taburet. Louis XIV style. H. 52 cm - Base 16 cm Weight : 3,181 g + 3,171 g Émile Taburet joined forces with his son-in-law, Georges Boin, an antique dealer by trade, under the name "Boin-Taburet" around 1880. Together, they exhibited at the Paris Universal Exhibition in 1889. The Second Empire, with its penchant for decorum, favored the large, decorative candelabra inspired by Louis XIV and Louis XV models offered by houses such as Boin-Taburet and Christofle, which adorned private mansions and palaces. [2] Provenance: Château de Panneville (Seine-Maritime).