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It comes from two pairs in the V&A intended to be placed on a dining table and viewed from all sides.<br><br>\r\n\r\n<b>Design</b><br>\r\nThe stems are formed of female and male figures that also support the candle sockets. The nymph Daphne  is fleeing the amorous advances of the Olympian god Apollo, the male figure. She finally escapes by turning into a laurel tree, symbolising the victory of Chastity over Desire. Figural candlesticks had been known in antiquity and were popular in Europe from the 16th century.<br><br>\r\n\r\n<b>People</b><br>\r\nThe Daphne figure on one of the candlesticks appears to be based on an original design (also in the V&A)  by the renowned Swiss-born gold chaser George Michael Moser (1706-1783). No equivalent design for the Apollo figure has been traced. Moser's Daphne derives from the famous and much-reproduced sculptural group <i>Apollo and Daphne</i> by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, made in 1625 for the Galleria Borghese, Rome. The bold scrollwork and marine theme of the bases show the clear influence of the ornamental designs of Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier (1695-1750), a celebrated exponent of the Rococo who worked in Paris. 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