A PAIR OF REGENCY GILT AND PATINATED BRONZE EAGLE CANDLESTICKS

22cm high

Condition report: 

Weighted bases with lead. 

Gilding bright, with engine turned borders, base of eagle and candle nozzle. 

Outstretched wings of eagle forming an opposing pair. 

Some tarnshing to the drip pans and in other areas. Dirt and dust. A few small nicks to the edge of the base of one. 

Provenance: Hylda and Lewis Gilbert, Sheldrake Place, London. 

Lewis Gilbert (d.2018), the celebrated film director, producer and screenwriter, best known for his 007 James Bond movies and Alfie.