Antique French Gilt Bronze Candlesticks - Pair

A striking pair of gilt bronze candlesticks, French, standing 27cm high, with the kind of hand-chased detail you love to see at this scale. The shaped octagonal bases are worked with scrolling foliate motifs, rising through a fluted, waisted stem to a bell -shaped drip pan crowned with acanthus leaves. The gilding has worn beautifully with age - it's the patina that no amount of new brass can fake and precisely what makes a pair like this sing on a table rather than simply sit. Size 27cm high. Natural wear due to age, suitable for use.