A very finely cast and rare pair of gilt, silvered and patinated bronze mounted ivory twin light candelabra France, second half 19th century

Overall in very good condition; ivory with some fine hairline age cracks; patinated bronze mounts with some surface dirt and wear to patina; gilt-bronze with some rubbing and losses to gilding; some of the mounts and the tusks are slightly loose; a few of the ivory plaques at base have old cracks surrounding inserted screws.
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Although it has not yet been possible to attribute the design of this unusual pair of candelabra to a leading Parisian firm and designer, the manufacture is nonetheless of the highest quality and standards of the time. It is possible that this very finely cast mixed medium pair of candelabra in the Orientalist vein was retailed by Maison Escalier de Crystal.