THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
A pair of Napoleon III ormolu, bronze, granito orbicolare and verde antico marble six-branch candelabra
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A pair of Napoleon III ormolu, bronze, granito orbicolare and verde antico marble six-branch candelabra
Each as an amphora-shaped vase issuing a central stem cast with foliage, roses and carnations and overflowing with vines and other fruit, with three further foliate-cast branches each terminating with a rose-head drip-pan and nozzle, on triple channelled supports cast with trailing flowers and vines and joined at the centre by a foliate-pierced band, headed by a satyr mask and each with a reeded and acanthus-cast branch terminating in a flower-laden drip-pan and fluted nozzle, supported on three seated winged sphinxes, on a shaped stepped base, the top supporting a stem with a coiled serpent, the sides inlaid with laurel swags and wreaths
40½ in. (103 cm.) high (2)
Each as an amphora-shaped vase issuing a central stem cast with foliage, roses and carnations and overflowing with vines and other fruit, with three further foliate-cast branches each terminating with a rose-head drip-pan and nozzle, on triple channelled supports cast with trailing flowers and vines and joined at the centre by a foliate-pierced band, headed by a satyr mask and each with a reeded and acanthus-cast branch terminating in a flower-laden drip-pan and fluted nozzle, supported on three seated winged sphinxes, on a shaped stepped base, the top supporting a stem with a coiled serpent, the sides inlaid with laurel swags and wreaths
40½ in. (103 cm.) high (2)