A Pair of Louis Xv Silver Candlesticks

Each on shaped circular base with reed and tie border repeated on the detachable nozzles rising to an ovolo dome, the stem of triangular section chased with scalework below chased oval scenes of putti in various pursuits, and applied on the shoulder with oak leaves, the sockets spirally-fluted, engraved on undersides and on socket sleeves with a coat-of-arms with motto below, marked underneath, in sockets and on nozzles with charge, date-letter (A on candlesticks and B on nozzles) and maker; on foot-rims and on nozzles' sleeves with decharge and later French control mark

Estimate:£30,000

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