A rare pair of Louis XV gilt bronze candlesticks signed P. Gouthiere glass scones The façade with recessed panels

The façade with recessed panels and pronounced canted corner stiles with molded capitals and bases

Exceptionally Large Antique 'Tridacna Gigas' 'Giant Clam' Shell

featuring a counter-height workspace resting atop the two original dovetailed drawers and a wine bottle rack built from period wood

(the smallest)

60" Width 18

A rare pair of Louis XV gilt bronze candlesticks signed P. Gouthiere glass scones The façade with recessed panelsA rare pair of Louis XV gilt bronze candlesticks signed P. Gouthiere. Richly adorned with a foliage relief design with a wide stem and cup shaped tops. Each marked: Fait par Gouthiere, Doreur du Roy (gilder to the king), and dated 1769 on the base. Pierre Gouthiere was born at Bar sur Aube and went to Paris at an early age as the pupil of Martin Cour. During his brilliant career he executed a vast quantity of metal work of the utmost variety, the best