"Pair Of End Of Table Candlesticks"
Pair of end-of-table candlesticks in gilt and chiseled bronze, resting on a square base on which rises a fluted barrel.Louis XVI period
Colonnette candlesticks were a bold move by ornamentalists, who attached the wick directly to the column, with no vase separate from the shaft. The small size of this type of torch means that it is also known as a "toilet torch" or "sealing torch".