Anna Hue-Roques

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Pair of cassolettes-style candlesticks in gilt bronze dating from the Louis XVI period.

Candlesticks resting on four ball-shaped feet. The base is decorated with cartouches and a laurel crown surmounted by a fluted, chased shaft.
The binet is urn-shaped or cassolettes, decorated on both sides with knots imitating silk.
The upper walls are adorned with acanthus leaves.
The top of the candlestick is removable.

French workmanship from the Louis XVI era, circa 1780

Very good overall condition

Dimensions 23 x 7 x 7 cm

Paire de bougeoirs cassolettes en bronze doré d'époque louis XVI

Bougeoirs reposant sur quatre pieds en forme de boules. La base est décoré de cartouches et d'une couronne de lauriers surmontés d'un fut cannelé, ciselé.
Le binet est en forme d'urne ou de "cassolettes" décorés de part et d'autres de nœuds imitant la soie. 
Les parois supérieures sont ornées de feuille d'acanthes. 
Le sommet du bougeoir est amovible.

Travail Français d'époque Louis XVI 
circa 1780

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Dimensions 23 x 7 x 7 cm

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Cassolette  (2) - Louis XVI - Bronze - dual-use

France - Late 18th century

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Pair of gilded bronze candlesticks in Louis XVI style, dating to circa 1780, from France, measuring 23 cm high by 7 cm square, in fairly good used condition with possible minor losses.

Cassolette (2) - Louis XVI - Bronze - dual-use

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Pair of gilded bronze candlesticks in Louis XVI style, dating to circa 1780, from France, measuring 23 cm high by 7 cm square, in fairly good used condition with possible minor losses.

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