PAIR OF NEOCLASSICAL TORCH-HOLDER, PROBABLY NORTHERN EUROPEAN WORK In carved wood with a bronze patina and some gilding, the upper part of the shaft decorated with a ring of interlacing designs, each side with a sunflower in a medallion flanked by bases and a frieze of pearls, resting on a tripod base ending in a leafy scroll; minor accidents and missing parts. H. 176 cm (69 ¼ in.) D. (top): 30 cm (11 ¾ in.) A pair of Neoclassical parcel-gilt and bronzed porte-torcheres, probably Northern Europe