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TWO VARIOUS SUGAR CASTERS
the former by Van Kempen and Begeer, The Netherlands, the latter by Mappin and Webb, London, both 20th Century
The former in the Louis XV-style, on raised circular foot decorated with foliate C-scrolls, the plain pear-shaped body with spiral fluting and continued to the upper rim with similar scrolls, the conforming pierced cover with flower finial, the latter on circular foot decorated with rocaille, the baluster body partly decorated with scrolls, foliage and shell motifs, the pierced cover with flame finial - the former 20cm high, the latter 22cm high (544gr) (2)
the former by Van Kempen and Begeer, The Netherlands, the latter by Mappin and Webb, London, both 20th Century
The former in the Louis XV-style, on raised circular foot decorated with foliate C-scrolls, the plain pear-shaped body with spiral fluting and continued to the upper rim with similar scrolls, the conforming pierced cover with flower finial, the latter on circular foot decorated with rocaille, the baluster body partly decorated with scrolls, foliage and shell motifs, the pierced cover with flame finial - the former 20cm high, the latter 22cm high (544gr) (2)