A FINE PAIR OF BRONZE BOY ON A CROCODILE CANDLESTICKS

A FINE PAIR OF BRONZE BOY ON A CROCODILE CANDLESTICKS, 19TH C rich brown patina, dark in places, nozzles, 21.5cm hRelated candlesticks, including silver examples in the form of a River God and Companion riding on crocodiles modelled almost exactly as the present lot, by the silversmith Edward Cornelius Farrell, London 1823 were offered anonymously Sotheby's, 27 April 1989, lot 214. Parcel gilt bronze examples from the Coke Collection from Jenkyn Place were sold Christie's London, 17 October 1996, lot 18.