"Pair Of Candlesticks "
Pair of finely chiseled and gilded candlesticks from the Empire period. On a quadrangular base in yellow Siena marble decorated with a frieze of water leaves and a laurel wreath, rests a truncated column formed of javelins from which emerges a tree branch serving as a support for the equipment. military. The cuirass with its muscular breastplate which reveals the tunic is flanked by a pair of slightly domed oval shields. The helmet, made up of a smooth neck cover and cheek covers, is surmounted by a toupee forming a binet. The whole is decorated with foliage, foliage, rosettes and palmettes. Very good state of preservation of the gilding. Empire period work.