A pair of two-tone gilt-bronze six-branch candelabra attributed to Pierre-Philippe Thomire Empire, circa 1815

each in the form of Nike, the inside of the base incised LJ

In overall very good condition. Nice detail to casting.
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Comparative Literature:
Marie-France Dupuy-Baylet, L'Heure le feu la lumière, les bronzes du Mobilier National 1800-1870, Dijon, 2010, for a similar pair of candelabra, pp. 258-259, no. 140.
H. Ottomeyer/P. Pröschel et al., Vergoldete Bronzen, Munich, 1986, vol. I, p. 328, fig. 5.2.1 and 5.2.2.

These impressive candelabra with two-tone gilding and superb quality casting and chasing with the winged figure of Victory are most probably inspired by a design for candelabra by the architect Charles Percier, which was part of a commission to furnish Empress Josephine's bedroom at the château de Saint-Cloud. The model is often associated with the oeuvre of Pierre-Philippe Thomire, the most celebrated bronzier of the Empire period. The quality of the casting and gilding would suggest that although not stamped by this maker, they can safely be attributed to him.  A related pair by him is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, illustrated  by H. Ottomeyer/P. Pröschel, op. cit., p. 328, fig. 5.2.4.