India and Persia by Emile Guillemin

Exceptional large pair of hall torch holders in bronze with medal and golden bronze patina, representing two young women in full length, one Indian and the other Persian standing in opposition. Richly dressed in drapery, a turban, bracelet and an exquisite and finely engraved jewellery set. She carries at arm’s length a torch with six branching sconces from the second half of the XIX century. Napoleon III period

Signed on the base: Emile Guillemin 1872, F. Barbedienne Fondeur.
Publisher: Manufacture Barbedienne
Stamp: Achille Collas. (Mechanical reduction).