One marked under the base with unclear letters "SPt ARRS ABSS [?], also marked "no 11553". Both marked with the inventory number 11553. Height 30,5, length of base 18,5 cm. Weight 3035 gram resp. 2955 gram.
Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier: Livres d'ornements en trente pieces and Ornements de la carte chronologique.
Jonathan Bourne and Vanessa Brett, Lighting in the Domestic Interior Renaissance to Art Noveau, page 62.
Compare almost identical candlesticks at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Accession Number: 1999.370.1a, b, .2a, b.
The designer and architect Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier (1695-1750) gave the French Rococo its most vibrant expression. He came originally from Italy, but made his career in Paris and was appointed by Louis XV as "Dessinateur de la chambre et du cabinet du roi". He published his work in "Livres d'ornements a trente pieces and ornements de la carte chronologique". His ability to capture the Rococo playful expressions and decorative effects made him much sought after, and he received orders from several European royal houses.