Auguste Maximilien DELAFONTAINE (1813–1892). A pair of two-armed candelabra forming facing “Oriental-style” lamps in gilded and patinated bronze. The center is adorned with a heron perched on a turtle and holding a snake in its claw. Mounted on a griotte marble pedestal in the shape of a fluted column; the octagonal base is damaged. Napoleon III period. Height: 32 cm