Pair of Empire period obelisks in Royal Sea Green marble

A pair of obelisks in Royal Sea Green marble, embellished with gilt-bronze mounts. Their execution, dating to around 1810, is attributed to the Parisian bronzier André-Antoine Ravrio (1759–1814).

An identical pair, mounted as candelabra, was delivered to the Tuileries Palace for the Prince’s bedchamber, according to Louis-Stanislas Lenoir-Ravrio’s 1806 delivery journal, where they are described as: “2 pairs of large candelabra in the form of pyramids with four lights, with vases in the centre, bases with eagles, columns in marble.” This delivery is thought to have been intended for Eugène de Beauharnais, son of the Empress Joséphine de Beauharnais, then wife of Napoleon I.

This pair of candelabra was sold at Sotheby’s in September 2025 for €30,480 including buyer’s premium.

Distinguished by their purity of form and elegance, this pair of obelisks probably also originated from the Tuileries Palace and may have been commissioned for the same patron.