A PAIR OF FRENCH GILT AND PATINATED BRONZE NINE-LIGHT CANDELABRA LATE 19TH CENTURY each with a griffin head urn finial above three lion monopodiae and six scrolling foliate branches, with foliate and reeded sconces and a collar of horned beast masks, on a baluster column support and foliate scrolls above a base with three musician angels interspersed with foliate pendants, on a concave triangular foot cast with stiff leaves and Renaissance style scrolling strapwork (2) 82.5cm high, 39cm diameter Catalogue Note The present lot is reminiscent of a pair of French Royal ormolu candelabra made for the Duc d'Orleans, sold in these rooms on the 8th January 2020, lot 308.

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