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A genuinely rare and museum-quality Art Nouveau object — a brass tripod hurricane candleholder with its original hand-etched glass shade, …
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A genuinely rare and museum-quality Art Nouveau object — a brass tripod hurricane candleholder with its original hand-etched glass shade, intact and complete after more than a century. Pieces like this, with both the brass base and period glass surviving together, are increasingly difficult to find.
The sinuous three-legged brass tripod base is a masterclass in Art Nouveau naturalism — ginkgo leaves and stems rendered in the organic, flowing forms that define the movement at its peak, rising to a cupped brass candle holder at the center. The hand-etched clear glass hurricane shade, decorated with grape clusters and cascading foliage, rests within the brass cradle and lifts free for lighting. When a taper candle is lit within, the etched motifs cast extraordinary moving shadows — the piece transforms from a decorative object into an experience.
The pierced brass stretcher at the base is exquisitely detailed, and the calla lily feet complete a composition that is at once architecturally bold and botanically delicate. Every element — the ginkgo, the grape, the calla lily — draws from the natural world vocabulary that Art Nouveau artists elevated to high decorative art at the turn of the 20th century.
A serious collector's piece that belongs in a curated interior alongside other significant decorative objects of the period. Equally powerful on a mantle, a sideboard, or a dining table as a candlelit centerpiece.
Style: Art Nouveau
Material: Brass, hand-etched glass
Function: Hurricane candleholder, fits standard taper candle
Circa: 1900–1910
Condition: Very good antique condition consistent with age; brass with natural patina, glass intact with no chips or cracks
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- Dimensions
- 7.5ʺW × 7.5ʺD × 17ʺH
- Styles
- Art Nouveau
- Period
- 1900 - 1909
- Country of Origin
- France
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Art Glass
- Brass
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Brass
- Condition Notes
- In amazing antique condition. Couple of tiny interior chips that are smooth and unnoticeable unless you are looking up close. … moreIn amazing antique condition. Couple of tiny interior chips that are smooth and unnoticeable unless you are looking up close. Glass has bubbles throughout, a sign of handmade craftsmanship associated with antiques such as this. less
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