Pair Of Early 20thC Bronze Eagle & Serpent Candlesticks The Library not only as a major

not only as a major twentieth-century playwright but also as a director and actor

Length: 20

most notably the absent pull tab and wear to the baize base but overall the whole remains functional and attractive

Depth excluding handle: 26

lidded compartment and a purple baize lined writing surface

Pair Of Early 20thC Bronze Eagle & Serpent Candlesticks The Library not only as a majorA stunning pair of early 20th century bronze candlesticks in the form of eagles and serpents. The candlesticks depict a scene from the tale of 'The Eagle and The Serpent' from Aesop's Fables, whereby an eagle swooped down upon a serpent and seized it in his talons with the intention of carrying it off and devouring it. But the serpent was too quick for him and had its coils round him in a moment; and then there ensued a life and death struggle between