OUTSTANDING PAIR OF ANTIQUE SILVERED BRONZE OR BRASS FIGURAL 19th CENTURY NEOCLASSICAL CANDLESTICKS. THE SILVER IS VERY THICK/HEAVY AND THERE IS NO WEAR-THROUGH EXCEPT ON THE UNDERSIDE OF A FEW FEET WHERE THE 'STICKS ARE IN CONTACT WITH WHATEVER THEY SIT UPON. THE FIGURAL CASTINGS ARE VERY WELL DONE, WITH FINE DETAIL, WHILE THE BASES LOOK HAND-CARVED. WHEN TAKEN APART, THE SCREWS LOOK HAND-CUT AS WELL. I AM ONLY GUESSING THAT THESE ARE FRENCH, BUT WE THINK THAT SEEMS LIKELY, WITH APPROXIMATE DATE OF SOMETIME IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY, C 1820 OR SO.
OVERALL EXCELLENT ORIGINAL CONDITION (ONE HAS A SLIGHT WOBBLE). EACH CANDLESTICK IS MADE OF 6 COMPONENT PARTS SO I LEFT THEM ASSEMBLED FOR PHOTOS.
DIMENSIONS: 8 INCHES TALL, BASES ABOUT 3 1/2 X 3 1/2 INCHES, FIGURES ARE ABOUT 3 3/4 INCHES TALL