Claude François RABIAT (1756-1815) - Lot 538

Claude François RABIAT (1756-1815) Pair of candelabra in chased, patinated and gilded bronze, decorated with caryatids holding a fruit basket surmounted by five foliate scrolled arms. On a cylindrical base decorated with diamond-shaped motifs, resting on a quadrangular pedestal. Empire period Height: 76.5 cm (Worn gilding, electrical holes) Please note. Our candelabra are to be compared with a comparable model signed by the bronzier and sold at Christie's (Christie's sale, London, June 14, 1990, lot 51). A similar pair of candelabra, this one attributed to Rabiat, sold for €10,160 at Chritie's (November 4, 2025, lot 152). A pair of candelabra with draped women by Claude-François Rabiat are kept at the Mobilier national (inv. GML 3732/001 and /002).