Pair of Italian Giltwood Putti Candleholder Figures

Lot: 3035

18th/19th century.
Giltwood figures wearing dark red drapery, in mirrored contrapposto poses, each holding a spiked candleholder in each hand later pedestal bases with parcel gilt trim.
Museum catalog numbers to the undersides.
Approximate dimensions including bases: 19 1/8 high x 7 wide x 5 deep..
Provenance: Historic Filoli Estate, Woodside, CA.
Condition: Surface wear throughout includes gilt loss and patina throughout. Previous insect damage. Cracks, including repairs to arms. Reverse sides not totally finished, some brown paint and less carved detail. One with hole drilled to upper back, both with later nails to backs. One separate from the later base. Wax deposits.

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