PAIR OF LARGE LOUIS XVI STYLE CANDELABRES, 19th CENTURY Porcelain in the style of Sèvres, with polychrome decoration of birds on terraces and in flight in reserves surrounded by knotted palms in gold and rocaille cartouches on a green background, Louis XVI style chased and gilded bronze mounts, the handles in the form of snakes, decorated with a large bouquet of lilies with four lights;the stamens are slightly missing. H.:106 cm (14 ¾ in.) A pair of Louis XVI gilt-bronze mounted and Sevres style porcelain four-light candelabra, 19th century

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