Royal Inventory Hot Water Bottle Candlestick In Gilt Bronze

Sublime candlestick with two arms of light mounted as a bouillotte lamp in particularly good and finely chiseled bronze and gilded with mercury in two tones of gold. High quality Parisian work from the end of the Louis XVI period, last quarter of the 18th century. An inventory mark of crowned VP royal furniture storage (see photo) Original mercury gilding in perfect condition. Mounted as a bouillotte lamp at a later date with a lampshade in painted sheet metal and gilded bronze from the Louis XVI period giving it a sublime appearance. Note: drilling for electricity Free shipping in France and EU