Description
An impressive pair of Napoleon III ormolu five branch candelabra. The sconces held aloft by rearing creatures issuing from a central column headed by a finely cast bust of a Jester, the central vase depicting a lion, above a triform base standing on hairy paw feet. Original gilding. Each numbered to the base ‘1159’ and cast ‘SG’ & ‘DM’ to the interiors.
Height 24” (61cm)
Widest diameter 11” (28cm)
Base diameter 8” (20cm)
French
Circa 1870