Pair of Candlesticks, 19th century
Circular bases with running bands of decoration, each of which culminate in an urn-shaped holder, with curving lip and a central band of Greek key design, have diapered stems narrowing towards the bases where they each have three pairs of human feet, and culminate below the holders in three garlanded, ringletted female heads.
Ormolu
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The Bowes Museum
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