ALEXANDRE CLERGET (1856-1931) PAIR OF ART NOUVEAU GILT BRONZE CANDLESTICKS, CIRCA 1900each cast as a maiden holding a flower raised on a lilypad base, signed in the bronze A. CLERGET and with foundry stamp mark SIOT-DECAUVILLE, PARIS. FONDEUR (23.5cm and 24.5cm) Footnote: Note: Trained by fellow the renowned French sculptor Alexandre Falguiére, Alexandre Clerget achieved critical acclaim after exhibiting at the Salon from 1899 to 1924. Many of Clerget’s works were cast by Siot-Decauville, one of the most prolific founders and retailers of Art Nouveau bronzes.