A large pair of Louis XIV style silvered bronze thirteen-light candelabra Maison Marnyhac, Paris, circa 1880

each inscribed MAISON MARNYHAC, 1. RUE DE LA PAIX, PARIS 

L'Art et L'Industrie de tous les  peuples a L'Exposition Universelle de 1878, Paris, Librairie Illustrée, p. 245

Christopher Payne, François Linke 1855 – 1946 The Belle Époque of French Furniture, Woodbridge, Suffolk, 2003, pp. 341-342, p. 502 (illustrated).

Overall in good condition and presentation. Some rubbing and wear to silver, with a few minor areas of copper show-through. Light scratches, minor dings and dust in recesses, commensurate with age and handling over the years. Moderate tarnish and discoloration overall.
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Maison Marnyhac was the trade name for La Société des Marbres et Bronzes Artistiques de Paris, established in the mid-nineteenth century under the auspices of Charles de Marnyhac at avenue de l'Opéra then later at rue de la Paix.  Specialising in objets de luxe, the company exhibited an identical pair of candelabra on their award-winning stand at the 1878 Exposition Universelle together with the Grande Pendule, sujet Neptune, forming a three-piece clock garniture.François Linke also produced the garniture after purchasing the model at the first Denière sale in February 1903, and displayed it at the Exposition Universelle et Internationale de Liège in 1905. The clocks (index numbers 022 and 023) he retailed at 4,000 and 2,000 francs, depending on the size, with the candelabra (index numbers 027 and 028) more expensive at 4,500 and 3,000 francs. 

A pair of the candelabra in gilt bronze and signed F. Linke were sold Sotheby's London, October 2nd 1998 lot 279, (£28,750). A surtout de table by Marnyhac, featuring the same figure of Neptune found on the clock, was sold Sotheby's New York, November 1st 2000, lot 246 ($84,125).