A rare and decorative pair of 18th-century English porcelain candlesticks made at Derby around 1770. Each slender figure stands before a flowering bocage: he in a rustic striped coat and tricorn hat, she in a corseted bodice holding a basket of blooms. Above them rises a candle socket formed as an open flower. The scrollwork bases, applied flowers and gilded accents echo Derby’s finest rococo style. The soft enamel palette of pinks, greens and blues, the delicate modeling of facial features and naturalistic foliage mark the high-point of the factory’s artistic development under sculptor Jeffreys Hamet O’Neale. Bases are unmarked, as typical for the period.
Dimensions (male): H 25.5 cm × W 13 cm × D 11 cm, 954 g
Dimensions (female): H 24.7 cm × W 12 cm × D 10 cm, 1 074 g
Condition: Male—left hand missing, fine kiln crack at right ankle, minor petal losses; Female—left hand lightly overpainted, minor flower-petal losses; otherwise excellent.
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Antique Number: SA1139005
Dateline of this antique is 18th Century
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