Description
Derby, England. Pair of porcelain candlestick figures of putti, ca. 1770. Both depicted seated draped in brocade fabric and crowned with flowers. They are surrounded by profuse floral blooms on rococo bases enriched with pink and gilt. With pierced sconces.
Provenance: Philip Suval, Inc., New York, 16 March 1976; The Distinguished Collection of Leo & Doris Hodroff.
(Each) Height: 6 3/4 in x width: 5 in x depth: 4 1/2 in.
Provenance: Philip Suval, Inc., New York, 16 March 1976; The Distinguished Collection of Leo & Doris Hodroff.
(Each) Height: 6 3/4 in x width: 5 in x depth: 4 1/2 in.
Condition
To each of the figurines, there are losses and small- to large-sized chips to the applied foliate elements. The cups are slightly loose from the stems, and there are restorations to each of the candlesticks along the underside of the bobeches. To one of the figurines, there is a repaired crack along the stem. To the other figurine, there is a repair to a flower along the figure's crown. Some wear to the gilt and pigment, including small losses to the gilt. There are scattered areas of crazing to the glaze. Some wear to the undersides.
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