A pair of gilt and patinated bronze and porphyry four-light candelabra figures late 18th/early 19th century, candelabra and bases later

Bronze with some light rubbing and very minor scratches. Porphyry bases with some very minor small chips to edges and corners. Gilt-bronze with some rubbing, scratches, oxidation, and surface dirt. One index finger of one figure is cracked. Candle arms are slightly loose but secure.
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An almost identical model sold Sotheby's New York, May 23, 2012, lot 305.