Louis XVI marble & ormolu candelabra
Ormolu and white marble baluster-shaped candelabra
Paris, époque Louis XVI, vers 1780.
MATIÈRES : bronze ciselé et doré ; marbre blanc.
DIMENSIONS: H. 76 cm. (30 in.) ; D. 32 cm. (12 1⁄2 in.).
PROVENANCE : collection particulière.
A pair of Louis XVI three-light ormolu and white marble baluster-shaped candelabra, each with ram’s head handles and edged by rims of beads; they support a bunch of flowers including three light branches ornated with foliated scrolls, vine leaves and topped by a burning urn with three griffins; the piedouche is edged with a frieze of laurel leaves and the square base is decorated with a rim of beads.
