A PAIR OF CHARLES X ORMOLU AND WHITE MARBLE FIVE-LIGHT CANDELABRA, CIRCA 1825

A PAIR OF CHARLES X ORMOLU AND WHITE MARBLE FIVE-LIGHT CANDELABRA
CIRCA 1825
The finials with a putto seated on a tambourine supported by snake entwined rods emitting four candlearms, the sockets supported by goats flanked by scrolling grapevines and held aloft by a seated Classical figure playing a wind instrument, the paneled bases with musical trophy plaques, some elements stamped with letters and numbers, the undersides of the plinths each with 19th century ink inscription MARQUIS
36 ¼ in. (92 cm.) high, 6 1/8 in. 915 cm.) wide, 8 ¼ in. (21 cm.) deep

Provenance

Prince Joachim Murat.
Prince Joachim Murat; Palais Galliera, Paris, 2 March 1961, lot 69.
Georges Litman, Neuilly.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 5 June 1964, lot 92.
Aquired from William Redford, London.