A pair of Louis XVI style ormolu candlesticks 19th century, after the model by Etienne Martincourt

MInor marks and traces of oxidation to the ormolu. One with a replaced quiver. Slight differences in scale. In otherwise good condition.
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Examples by Etienne Martincourt (active 1763-1791) can be seen in the Wallace Collection, the Huntington Collection, the British Museum and the Getty Museum.  This popular model, interpreted with small variations, was widely reproduced in the 19th century including examples made by Henry Dasson and Alfred Beurdeley.  One pair was delivered c. 1845 to the duc d'Aumale for the château de Chantilly, illustrated, P. Verlet, Les Bronzes Dorés Français du XVIIIe Siècle, Paris, 1987, p. 387.  It is thought that the bronzier L.-F. Feuchère owned models of this candlestick since the sale of his stock in 1829 included bas-reliefs by Martincourt.