Pair of Louis XVI Candlesticks
Paris, last quarter of the 18th century
Giltbronze, white marble
Height: 25 cm (9.8 inch) Ref No: 1464
Each with an ovoid white marble body issuing a floral spray with a flower head nozzle, supported by three curved monopodiae descending from eagle heads, each with a ring in the beak, mounted on circular beaded base on three scroll feet.