A pair of Russian Neoclassical ormolu and cut-glass-mounted cobalt glass four-light candelabra Saint Petersburg, late 18th century

Some cut-glass elements missing; others replaced; some elements with chips and losses to edges. Oxidation and rubbing to ormolu; some bending to ormolu canopy elements and candle arms. Marble with very minor chips and scratches mainly to edges and corners. Central baluster slightly loose- recommend securing. Bobeches later.
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A pair of comparable candelabra with almost identical blue glass urn bodies decorated with leaf-cast gilt mounts, similar bobeches, outcurving cut glass-mounted central arms and two-tiered finials is illustrated Igor Sychev, The Russian Chandelier 1760-1830, Moscow, 2003, fig. 221, p. 49. That pair is assigned to a Saint Petersburg workshop and is currently in the collection of the Russian Museum, Saint Petersburg.