Lot Essay
This model of candelabra is usually part of a clock garniture. Their counterpart mantel clock was sold in these rooms, 24 February 2000, lot 169.
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CIRCA 1870
Details
A pair of Napoleon III gilt-bronze and Sèvres-pattern twelve-light candelabra
Circa 1870
Surmounted by a central nozzle, flanked by eleven foliate branches, above a spirally fluted urn supported by a kneeling girl, on a circular base with grape and vine border, on a square plinth, the front with a panel depicting an airborne cherub, the sides and back each with a panel depicting flowers, on a stepped spreading base with conforming panels, on bun feet
30 in. (76 cm.) high (2)
Circa 1870
Surmounted by a central nozzle, flanked by eleven foliate branches, above a spirally fluted urn supported by a kneeling girl, on a circular base with grape and vine border, on a square plinth, the front with a panel depicting an airborne cherub, the sides and back each with a panel depicting flowers, on a stepped spreading base with conforming panels, on bun feet
30 in. (76 cm.) high (2)