Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze End Tables "with Flowering Foliage". Circa 1880

In the vein of the models developed around the 1730s, notably by Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier (1695-1750) or François-Thomas Germain (1726-1791), talented and renowned Designers-ornamentalists of the century of Louis XV, attractive Pair of Candelabra in Rocaille attire in gilt bronze forming End Tables with two slightly asymmetrical light arms chiseled on their sinuous body with swirling and enveloping acanthus foliage from which bloom basins, sockets encircled with corollas with petals of Helianthus flowers, twisted canals and half-shells with wavy edges. Intertwined, these wrap around a central shaft with a bulge releasing a flowering stem prettily adorned with blossoming or budded florets. This whole plant composition develops from a circular base with profiles punctuated by twisted lobes, volutes and acanthus leaf clasps. On the back of their base, a capital letter "M" is carved, surmounted by the stylized motif of four star points, - mark of an unidentified Parisian manufacturer of art furniture bronzes. It should be noted in this regard that this model with small variations was regularly offered by high-flying art furniture houses located in the Parisian capital (Maison Millet, Sormani, ..). Fluidity, soft exuberance characterize this pair of Candelabras endowed with great charm. Crossed by this Rocaille breath - of which Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier (1695-1750) was alongside Nicolas Pineau (1684-1754), Jacques de Lajoue (1686-1761) or even François-Thomas Germain (1726-1791) the audacious and main singer - which from the 1730s envelops all furniture objects with swirling foliage, undulating marine concretions, lively and graceful blooms, it will add to any support this "Louis XV stamp" which never ceases to delight the eye. Materials: Gilt bronze. Dimensions: H.: 17 cm; -W.: 20.5 cm; -Base: 11 x 11 cm. Marks and Signature: On the reverse of their base: "M" surmounted by four points arranged in a star. Parisian work in the Louis XV-Rocaille style from the second half of the 19th century inspired by the models of Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier (1695-1750). Circa 1880. Good general condition. Slight wear to the gilding in places (see photos)