A pair of first Empire candlesticks, Darkly patinated and gilt bronze garniture in the 'Retour D'Egypte' manner. The figures in the form of kneeling Egyptian women (after the model by French sculptor Louis Simon Boizot 1743-1809) before a torchiere inscribed with heiroglyphics. French circa 1805. 20 x 16 x 8.5 cm