Each modelled with a figure of a classical maiden embellished with gilt-bronze laurel wreaths and armlets and bearing amphora chased with figures and altars, supporting three scrolled foliated branches and a central stem entwined with a serpent and terminating in flaming finial, fitted for electricity, supported by cylindrical griotte marble bases mounted with ribbon-tied vine leaf swags and laurel wreath moulding, on square plinths, one candle branch of each detached
Each: 36 in. (91.5 cm.) high; 11¹⁄₈ in. (28 cm.) wide; 7¹⁄₈ in. (18 cm.) deep

Probably acquired by Henry Lascelles, 6th Earl of Harewood (1882-1947) and H.R.H. The Princess Mary, Princess Royal, Countess of Harewood (1897-1965) for the White Drawing Room at Chesterfield House, London, where photographed in 1922,
Removed to Harewood House, Yorkshire upon the sale of Chesterfield House in 1932, thence by descent.

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These grand and impressive candelabra are photographed in the White Drawing Room at Chesterfield House in London where the 6th Earl of Harewood and Mary, Princess Royal lived when in the capital. Along with the other Empire and Empire-style candelabra wall-lights in this sale they are typical of the taste of the Princess and her husband, who remarked in a letter to her mother Queen Mary ''All our Empire lights look so well in the various bedrooms on the mantel pieces. We thought we should have too many, but find we could do with more; however it will be fun to collect these by degrees'.

We are grateful to Rebecca Burton, Curator & Archivist at Harewood House for providing the above letter transcription and archival information.