Pair of 19th Century bronze candlesticks, after a design by Thomas Abbott (d.1849), modelled in the Oriental style as storks or cranes with crowns on their necks, each supporting a foliate sconce on naturalistic base, 39.5cm high Condition: One candlestick socket is bent away from perpendicular, patination to both generally rather dull/dry and with only traces of gilding around edges of feathers, otherwise sound - **General condition consistent with age