A pair of Napoleon III girandoles, counterparts. 4-light; bronze, gilt and partly dark patinated. Over a moulded stand, short column shaft with twisted fluting and wide acanthus frieze. Above a fully sculpted depiction of a putto holding up a large branch of lily blossoms. Corresponding candle holders. H. 92 cm. Provenance: Dissolution of an important German private collection - part I. A pair of large French gilt and patinated bronze Napoleon III candelabras. France. Circa 1880.