A Nice Pair of Late 19th Century Régence Style Gilt Bronze and Marble Six Light Candelabra

A Nice Pair of Late 19th Century Régence Style Gilt Bronze and Marble Six Light Candelabra

By Robert Frères – Susse Frères

Each fluted urn form body issuing the foliate arms ending in floriform candle cups, on square plinth base.

Signed Robert Frères Paris to one of the arms.

Susse Frères Foundry started casting bronze in 1839 under the direction of Michel Victor Susse and Amedee Susse who were brothers. The foundry published a six page catalogue of sculpture in that year. They produced ornaments for furniture and clocks as well as statues. In 1847 They obtained the permission to use the Sauvage procedure of reduction which was similar to the one invented by Achille Collas, cofounder of the Barbedienne foundry. In the years following Susse Frères contracted with several French sculptors including Jacquemart, Duret, and Moigniez to produce their editions. Michel Victor Susse died in 1860 leaving Amedee as the sole director of the foundry until 1880 when Albert Susse became the director. The Susse Frères foundry purchase the models of Pierre Jules Mene and Auguste Cain in 1895 after Cain’s death and also contracted with Pierre Nicholas Tourgeneff to produce his editions. At the turn of the century Susse Frères opened a large new retail shop at 13 Boulevard de Madeleine to sell their items which had expanded to include inkwells, candelabras and clocks, as well as sculptures. The company continued to be run after Albert Susse’s death by his son Jacques Susse and then by Albert’s grandson Andre Susse. Andre Susse died in 1961 and his widow continues to run the business using both the sand cast and lost wax method of foundry casting until the mid 1970’s.
Details:

Height – 28 inches / 71cm
Width – 11 inches / 28cm
Lights – 6