Pair of bronze Empire candlesticks, French c.1805, 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 hieroglyphics, height 20 cm. Provenance: Leonard Joel, 2 December 2019, lot 25. Private Collection, Sydney