Gilt Bronze Candlestick with Bird Decoration — Pierre Casenove — 20th Century

An elegant carved bronze candlestick with gilt patina, a creation by the artist-designer Pierre Casenove. This emblematic piece of the artist's poetic Brutalist style depicts a stylised bird with organic lines, its body soaring upward. The texture work is characteristic of Casenove: an animated surface that catches the light. The work testifies to the aesthetic proper to the 1980s-1990s, fusing the utilitarian object and animal sculpture. Signed on the base. France, 20th century.