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pair of gilded candelabra with figures and flowers on marble basestwo gold colored candlesticks on a white backgroundan image of a gold statue of a man holding a bird on a brancha gold statue of a woman holding a potted planta gold candelab with flowers in it on a tablegold statue of a woman holding a child on top of a marble basean image of a gold statue of a woman holding a bird
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59 - A pair of candlesticks in gilded bronze and Carrara marble.
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Estimate €4,000 - €6,000
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A pair of candlesticks in gilded bronze and Carrara marble. A nymph holding a cornucopia and a seashell from which six luminous branches, shaped like lily stems, emerge. Beside the nymphs stands a Bacchic putto in front of a tree bearing grapes, and a putto seated on a dolphin, blowing into a conch shell. The plinth is in the form of fluted columns with chiselled bronze finials at the top and bottom, as well as floral garlands, resting on a square base with recessed, rounded corners. Paris. Louis XVI period, c. 1775. H 98 cm. (Gilding worn. Crack in the base. The light-emitting branches require repair; some need to be reattached. Bronze decoration missing from the lower base. Holes in the seashell and cornucopia (previously fitted for electrical wiring). Provenance: Arlette and Antony Embden Collection, France.
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About the sale The Apartments of the 7th Arrondissement #11
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Auction time 06/29/2026 at 2:00 PM
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