"Pair Of Louis XVI Period Silver-plated Flambeau Candlesticks."
Beautiful pair of silver-plated bronze candlesticks from the Louis XVI period around 1780; the sockets are concave on a pearl surround, shaft of twisted gadroons on a pearl surround, base of twisted gadroons or twisted stretched ovates on a large pearl surround. Heavy candlesticks. The silvering is original, faintly revealing its bronze-brass support. A C is struck on the base surround of each,
Very slight deformation barely visible in use under a C.
Louis XVI period.
Dimensions:
Height 26 cm
Base 13.5 cm