Pair of 950 thousandths silver candlesticks, the baluster shaft with gadroons, the round base with filleted edges, the cylindrical molded spigot. Wicks attached. M. O. : Jean-Charles ROQUILLET-DESNOYERS, received in 1772. Paris, 1780. Height : 28.5 cm - Diam. : 14.5 cm - Weight : 1 461 g Note: Jean-Charles Roquillet-Desnoyers apprenticed in the workshop of silversmith Pierre-Henri Chéret, uncle of Jean-Baptiste François Chéret, a famous silversmith who worked for Versailles and the European courts. His production is characterized as "classical", as evidenced by our pair of candlesticks.