A pair of Russian neoclassical cut glass-mounted ormolu and malachite four-light candelabra 19th century

on later gilt bronze and malachite pedestals. 

Height of pedestals: 52 in. One 2-beaded drop missing from a candle branch. Cracks, chips, and abrasions to the cut glass with one bead on one of the chains missing half of its body. Surface dirt and oxidation to the ormolu mounts; ormolu mounts of good quality. Some of the mounts are lifting; some minor losses with one garland mount with an approximately 1 inch loss. Cracks and some restorations to the malachite with minor areas of loss to the veneers; some lifting and flaking. One column with an approximate 6 inch piece of malachite veneer missing from the backside of the shaft with another 1 inch section missing from the base. One base has two corner chips to the malachite veneer.
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