A pair of French gilt bronze candelabra, "Obsession et Rêve" (Dream and Obsession), by Maurice Bouval. Each candelabrum is in the shape of a female figural supported by a flower stem. One leaf from the stem provides these nudes with a minimal amount of modesty. Bouval's figure of Obsession leans forward and pushes back her hair provocatively. She holds herself upright with a pair of irises. The figure of Reve leans languidly against an iris. The iris was used in the fleur de lis, the emblem of the French monarchy, as it lined the Lis river, the ancestral home of the Franks. Each iris is carefully chased with veining.
