A pair of Spanish colonial neoclassical ormolu candlesticks, probably executed under the direction of Manuel Tolsá Mexico, late 18th century, signed Paulino Castro

Property from a Private Collection, Florida

Taller one with associated legs. Both with oxidation and surface dirt. Rubbing, scratches and scuffs overall. Some old worm damage to underside.
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A very similar candelabrum in the Museo Nacional del Virreinato, Tepotzotlán, Mexico is illustrated M. Romero de Terreros, Las Artes Industriales en la Nueva España, 2nd edition, Mexico, 1982, p. 85, fig. 51.