Pair Of French Louis XVI Two-light Candelabra

Period

Louis XVI; ca. 1780

Material

gilt bronze

Sizes

(height) 40.00cm. (width) 28.00cm. (diameter) 13.00cm.

Description

The round base is decorated with torqued edges and glyphes between budded branches. The stem is decorated with garlands. The top shows a similar decoration as the base.
The detachable top has two branches decorated with leafs and flowerbuds and the candleholders are glyphed with beaded edges. The branches spring from a wreath of rosepetals, rosebuds and roses. The candelabres are topped with a vase with roses and decorated with garlands.