Lot Essay
Cf. Rainer Rckert, Meissener Porzellan 1710-1810, Munich, 1966, no. 1016, tafel 248 for the example of the female figure in the collection of the Residenz, Ansbach (Inv. Nr. P217).
THE PORCELAIN CIRCA 1755, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS TO THE BACKS, MODELLED BY J.J. KNDLER, THE ORMOLU MOUNTS OF LATER DATE
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A PAIR OF LOUIS XV ORMOLU AND MEISSEN PORCELAIN CANDELABRA
The porcelain circa 1755, blue crossed swords to the backs, modelled by J.J. Kndler, the ormolu mounts of later date
Each modelled as a figure of a child-gardener standing before a tree flanked by rocaille candle branches and raised on a pierced rocaille scroll base, the central tree with a leaf extending into a carrying ring at the back
7in. (19.1cm.) high (2)
The porcelain circa 1755, blue crossed swords to the backs, modelled by J.J. Kndler, the ormolu mounts of later date
Each modelled as a figure of a child-gardener standing before a tree flanked by rocaille candle branches and raised on a pierced rocaille scroll base, the central tree with a leaf extending into a carrying ring at the back
7in. (19.1cm.) high (2)