Charles Cumberworth 1811-1852 A pair of Louis-Philippe gilt and patinated bronze five light candelabra France, first half 19th century

overall in good condition with light tarnishing and traces of wax drips
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These candelabra are after a model by the Anglo-French sculptor Charles Cumberworth. A mid-nineteenth century clock garniture comprising a pair of candelabra and a clock of a slight variant to this model was sold Sotheby's London, July 3, 2007, lot 312. A pair of candelabra but with a less elaborate base, lacking the seated monkeys, sold Sotheby's New York, March 30, 2011, lot 784, $23,750.