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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 333482, member: 2844"]Some age, but not enough age. Old bronzes have a smooth surface. I agree with the others, copies or something in the vein of.</p><p>Items like these used to be made a lot in Greece, a source of fakes in the 1970s and 80s.</p><p>The 'pareos' are not that unusual, especially for 19th century ones (which these aren't). Many prudes at that time.</p><p><br /></p><p>These are similar to yours, but better quality. Seller says 1920s. Yours are much more recent.</p><p><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/481297864/pair-of-antique-candlesticks-with?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=putti+candlestick&ref=sr_gallery-1-8" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/481297864/pair-of-antique-candlesticks-with?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=putti+candlestick&ref=sr_gallery-1-8" rel="nofollow">https://www.etsy.com/listing/481297864/pair-of-antique-candlesticks-with?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=putti+candlestick&ref=sr_gallery-1-8</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 333482, member: 2844"]Some age, but not enough age. Old bronzes have a smooth surface. I agree with the others, copies or something in the vein of. Items like these used to be made a lot in Greece, a source of fakes in the 1970s and 80s. The 'pareos' are not that unusual, especially for 19th century ones (which these aren't). Many prudes at that time. These are similar to yours, but better quality. Seller says 1920s. Yours are much more recent. [URL]https://www.etsy.com/listing/481297864/pair-of-antique-candlesticks-with?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=putti+candlestick&ref=sr_gallery-1-8[/URL][/QUOTE]
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