Large Antique French Gilt Bronze Gothic Church Altar Jesus Statue Griffins Candlestick 1890 Mid-Century Modern The painting depicts three masted

The painting depicts three masted fishing boats with surf crashing on the shore and set against a blue sky yet cloudy sky

and formed bold masses of tangled lines and textures by scratching with a variety of tools

like many other European painters was fascinated with North Africa and painted many oriental scenes of Algiers

These tables sold at Sotheby's in 2011 for almost $500

Large Antique French Gilt Bronze Gothic Church Altar Jesus Statue Griffins Candlestick 1890 Mid-Century Modern The painting depicts three mastedA fine & large 33" tall antique French Gothic ecclesiastical gilt bronze "Vive Jesus" candlestick, circa 1890. The candlestick is very finely cast of heavy gilt bronze, the top having a pierced and reticulated sconce decorated with scroll work and fleur des lis, with a central candlestick holder, below is an octagonal cuff with Fleury shaped crosses. The column having a stylized ring of thorns cuff supported with a Corinthian style capital, below is a