A Whimsical Pair of Victorian Bronzed Metal Candlesticks Each Formed as an Elephant Before a Palm Tree sub-Curios side handles and keys

side handles and keys

rather than part of a composition

verging on black

The specimen

A Whimsical Pair of Victorian Bronzed Metal Candlesticks Each Formed as an Elephant Before a Palm Tree sub-Curios side handles and keysOrigin: British Period: Late Nineteenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1875 90 Height: 4. 5 inches Base Diameter: 2. 25 inches Of small proportions, the bronzed candlesticks fashioned as palm trees with flared sconces raised on circular stepped bases with elephants in attendance and registered lozenge marks to bases survive from the last quarter of the nineteenth century. The detailing is sharp, with the tough skin on the elephants and texture