PAIR OF LOUIS XVI CANDELABRA In chased and gilded bronze, the shaft with a shepherd-child motif holding a basket from which three arms of light with tulip decorations emerge, the fluted pedestal adorned with a drapery held in place by ribbon bows. H.: 36 cm (17¼ in.) W.: 18 cm (7 in.) Comparative bibliography : G. De Bellaigue, The James A. De Rothschild Collection at Waddesdon Manor: Furniture, Clocks and Gilt-Bronzes, Vol. II, London, 1974, p.710-711, n. 176. A pair of Louis XVI style gilt-bronze three-light candelabra This charming pair of candelabras is based on a model that was very popular in the late 18th century; a few very rare examples are held in museum collections: -A pair in the Victoria & Albert Museum, London (inv. 972-972A - 1882) -A pair at the Musée du Louvre (OA 6893 1 - donation Basile de Schlichting) -A pair at Waddesdon Manor