A pair of Louis XVI style gilt bronze mounted white Carrara marble four light candelabra France, late 19th/early 20th century

the lidded baluster shaped vase flanked by a pair of young tritons issuing four cornucopiae candle arms

Overall in fair condition with its original gilding. Please note that the neck of one vase has been restored and overpainted in white to hide restored cracks. Tarnishing to gilt bronze in places consisted with age and use, all bobeche are present.
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Although the original model has not yet been attributed to this date, Daniel Alcouffe discusses the Louvre example as having been gilded by Jean-François Delaporte and delivered to the Palais-Bourbon in 1774. A number of 18th century examples are in the collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum, the J. P. Getty Museum and the Pavlovsk Palace. A pair of 19th century examples, part of the Baron Basile de Schlichting bequest in 1914 (inv. OA 6895) to the Louvre are made with white marble, which is the same medium used in the present lot.