Gilded bronze cassolettes pair forming candlesticks Louis XVI period

Two vases, openwork with oves at the top and acanthus leaves at the bottom, the body decorated with drapery, held in place by lateral ram's heads.
The two vases stand on a truncated column with ormolu laurel leaves, itself resting on a quadrangular base decorated with finely chased acanthus leaves and openwork plant motifs, supported by four lion paws. Both vases are fitted at the top with openwork gilded bronze lids that can be used as candleholders.
Exceptional original gilding.
French work, Louis XVI period, second half of the 18th century.
Size in inches : diameter 4 X height 10