A pair of Empire five-light wall lights circa 1810, signed Chibout

With some rubbing, traces of oxidation and surface dirt. One slightly bent upward at arm and deformed to a more oval shape. In otherwise good overall condition.
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Members of the Chibout family of bronziers are recorded active in Paris during the first half of the 19th century. A pair of candelabra stamped Chibout was sold in these rooms May 16, 2004, lot 124 and illustrated J. Bourne, Lighting in the Domestic Interior, p. 155.