19TH CENTURY BLOCH & CIE ORMOLU CANDELABRASeach with a porcelain courting couple atop a naturalistic base, each atop a ormolu gilt-bronze bases pierced with trellis, extending around foliate vines into three candelabra with colorful soft-paste porcelain flowers,each with factory mark in blue underglaze back of naturalistic base; height: 40 cm (15 3/4 in.)CONDITIONThe pair appears in age-appropriate but fragile condition. Overall patina, surface dust and discoloration. Scattered chips visible to the soft paste flowers along with visible repairs. Each courting couple attached but loose to the gilt-brass bases. Would benefit from professional cleaning. Inspection under UV light shows fluorescence along with scattered repairs to the soft paste flowers.Kindly note, the auction is comprised of two sessions:Session I: Russian and Asian Art, Antiques and Jewelry, lots 1-331Session II: European, North and South American, and Ethnographic Art, Antiques, Jewelry, and Design, lots 500-827N.B. All lots are sold in as-is condition at the time of sale. Please note that any condition statement regarding works of art is given as a courtesy to our clients in order to assist them in assessing the condition. The report is a genuine opinion held by Shapiro Auctions and should not be treated as a statement of fact. The absence of a condition report or a photograph does not preclude the absence of defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of any others. Shapiro Auctions, LLC., including its consultants and agents, shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.