Spectactular Pair of Louis XVI style Candelabra

A superb pair of French Barbedienne 8 arm gilt bronze candelabra. Marked on the base F, Barbedienne. Late 19th century. Measures: Overall height 27" x 14 1/2" diameter.   

Magnificent pair of gilt and patinated bronze candelabra depicting mermaids

An important pair of Louis XVI style patinated and gilt-bronze four-light candelabra after the model by François Rémond, now in the Wallace collection, London. French, circa 1830. Stamped to one bronze ring ‘RG’. Each candelabra has a central stem in the form of a torch en flambeau with three scrolling acanthus reeded branches terminating in sphinx heads and palm-leaf candleholders. The arms seemingly tied to the stem piece by knotted gilt-bronze cords ending in tassels. The candelabra are issued from patinated bronze ovoid vases with fluted stems and square section porphyry bases. Each vase is mounted with gilt-bronze female heads and foliate swags and encircled by a putti friezes. The handles of each vase are in the form of patinated bronze satyr’s masks. This important pair of candelabra are after the model attributed to the ciseleur-doreur François Rémond dated 1782-5 now in the Wallace collection, London. [F.134-5]. Peter Hughes, in his catalogue entry for the Wallace candelabra...

Pair of Louis XVI style candelabra, 19th century. A pair of gilt bronze and marble candlesticks in the Louis XVI style, Napoleon III period, 19th century. H: 44cm, D: 25cm