Candelabra and Wall Sconces: Gilded Curved Arms

A set of gilded candelabras. The wall sconces consist of several S-shaped curved candle arms, fanning out from an ornate base, with a small bobeche and candle at the end of each arm; there are carved scrollwork and shell motifs between the arms. They are mounted in pairs on either side of mirrors and doors, at a consistent height. The table candelabras are of the same form but smaller. Avoid: using electric lights and modern fixtures instead, making the candle arms straight, using a single candle arm to lose the sense of intricacy, having the paired candelabras at inconsistent heights.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一組貼金的燭台。壁上的燭台由數根 S 形彎曲的燭臂組成,從一個雕飾的底座向外展開,每根臂的末端是一個小的燭盤與蠟燭;燭臂之間有捲葉與貝殼的雕飾。它們成對地裝在鏡子與門的兩側,高度一致。桌上的燭台形式相同但較小。避免:使用電燈與現代燈具取代、把燭臂做成直的、使用單一燭臂失去繁複感、讓成對的燭台高度不一致。