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 gDimensions (female): H 24.7 cm � W 12 cm � D 10 cm, 1 074 gCondition: Male�left hand missing, fine kiln crack at right ankle, minor petal losses; Female�left hand lightly overpainted, minor flower-petal losses; otherwise excellent.Shipped fully tracked and insured...