Attractive good quality pair of early 19th century French Empire gilt bronze candlesticks. Beautifully cast and chased with fine reeded stems decorated with a stylised grape and foliate central band. Classic Empire design palmette candle cups and stylised achanthus leaf banding. Leaf cast floral circular bases. Super example of all things Empire. France, circa 1820.Based in London, we are dealers in fine decorative antiques from the 18th and 19th centuries. We specialise in this era of enlightenment, neoclassicism and the Grand Tour, with its far reaching influence on style and taste in Britain, Continental Europe and beyond: elegance in the age of Napoleon. Our extensive stock covers all aspects of this period and decorative antiques influenced by the period. We constantly source new, beautiful items and upload to our site regularly. We are first and foremost antique collectors with over thirty years of experience; we only buy what we love and we hope you will too. Additional imag...