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$2,400
An exquisite and highly atmospheric pair of small-scale English candlestick table lamps, in the Georgian Revival taste, circa 1940s. Each lamp is a miniature sculpture in brass. The form is classically composed: a low, compressed bun base raised on three exquisite lion paw feet, a waisted stem supporting a wide drip pan, and a baluster socket topped with a faux wax candle sleeve with drips. The silhouette is that of a 19th-century chamber candlestick converted to electricity. The patina is exceptional and is the soul of this pair, as captured in your macro photography: a deep, mottled, hand-rubbed antique brass finish in shades of blackened umber, mossy green, and burnished gold, with
