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POSSIBLY VIENNA, CIRCA 1805
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A PAIR OF EARLY EMPIRE PATINATED-BRONZE AND ORMOLU THREE-LIGHT CANDELABRA
Possibly Vienna, circa 1805
Each in the form of a caryatid supporting a molded central branch with leaf-sheathed base and gadrooned top surmounted by a flaming bobèche, issuing two scrolled acanthus-sheathed branches on a flaring square base with the front decorated with opposed flowering acanthus griffins, each side with an acanthus and palmette mask, and the reverse with a draped dancing maiden with castanettes on a square base drilled for electricity, each of the scrolled side branches lacking a foliate/floral scroll
26in. (66cm) high (2)
Possibly Vienna, circa 1805
Each in the form of a caryatid supporting a molded central branch with leaf-sheathed base and gadrooned top surmounted by a flaming bobèche, issuing two scrolled acanthus-sheathed branches on a flaring square base with the front decorated with opposed flowering acanthus griffins, each side with an acanthus and palmette mask, and the reverse with a draped dancing maiden with castanettes on a square base drilled for electricity, each of the scrolled side branches lacking a foliate/floral scroll
26in. (66cm) high (2)