Aesthetic Movement Pair of Bronze Candlesticks in Manner of Tiffany, ca. 1880s

DIMENSIONS
Height: 18.25 inches
Width: 3.25 inches
Depth: 3.25 inches

ABOUT
This elegant pair of tall, graceful, perfectly shaped bronze candle holders are executed in the Tiffany style and are a very representative example of the applied art decorative object of the Aesthetic Movement era; and could be dated back to 1880s.

From 1860 to 1900, the Aesthetic Movement initiated sweeping artistic and design changes and its modern concepts of middle-class lifestyle and domestic environment reverberate even into our own time.

There were certain qualities and several characteristics of the Aesthetic Movement,
shared among many of its adherents, such as:

– Art for art’s sake.
– Emphasis on aesthetic beauty.
– Natural motifs.
– Rejection of Victorian stuffiness.

More than a movement, Aestheticism was a lifestyle получивший саоме широкое распостранение как среди буржуазии, так и среди аристократии. Oscar Wilde is considered the father of aesthetics, which is the literary study of beauty in its natural form and its human perception. Oscar Wilde was one of the first writers of the nineteenth century who started to question the literary structures of classic and religious literature.

The aesthetic movement stood in stark and sometimes shocking contrast to the crass materialism of Britain in the 19th century. “Art for art’s sake” was its battle cry, the main slogan that originated with the French poet Théophile Gautier.

During the Aesthetic Movement, aesthetic design was influenced by eclectic styles which fascinated the public. The attraction of unusual architecture and artistic qualities in everyday items such as a fan drove the direction of manufacturing and commercial ventures. Artful homes were popularized.

The Aesthetic movement denounced the sober morality and middle-class values that characterized the Victorian Age and embraced beauty as the chief pursuit of both art and life. The movement is often considered to have ended with Oscar Wilde’s trials, which began in 1895.