
Lot 99
A pair of ormolu candlesticks with Meissen figures, the porcelain late 18th century
7 December 2011, 10:30 GMT
London, New Bond Street£1,000 - £1,500
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A pair of ormolu candlesticks with Meissen figures, the porcelain late 18th century
Modelled as a young boy playing the bagpipes and a young girl, he dressed in puce breeches and a striped jacket, she dressed in a white skirt and yellow apron over a green corset, both on rococo bases picked out in gold, standing on metal mounted bases with mounted porcelain flowers probably dating to the late 19th century, 32cm high overall, both figures with crossed swords marks to the back of the bases, she with added dot (chips to extremities, figures loose on their mounts) (4)