Lot Essay
These wall-lights are closely related to the pair illustrated in E. Köllmann, Berliner Porzellan, Brunswick, 1966, Tafel 53a
Various Properties
A PAIR OF GERMAN ORMOLU-MOUNTED BERLIN PORCELAIN THREE-LIGHT WALL-LIGHTS
Details
A PAIR OF GERMAN ORMOLU-MOUNTED BERLIN PORCELAIN THREE-LIGHT WALL-LIGHTS
Each with pierced rocaille backplate with branches of flowers and issuing three pierced scrolling foliate branches with shaped foliate drip-pans and urn-shaped foliate nozzles, minor losses to flowerheads, one with minor restorations, the porcelain circa 1770
15½in. (39cm.) high; 12½in. (32cm.) wide (2)
Each with pierced rocaille backplate with branches of flowers and issuing three pierced scrolling foliate branches with shaped foliate drip-pans and urn-shaped foliate nozzles, minor losses to flowerheads, one with minor restorations, the porcelain circa 1770
15½in. (39cm.) high; 12½in. (32cm.) wide (2)
Provenance
Anonymous sale, Christie's New York, 8 December 1988, lot 45