A Meissen flower-encrusted five-light candelabrum
A Meissen flower-encrusted five-light candelabrum

CIRCA 1900, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK, INCISED 260, PRESSNUMMER 42, PAINTED I. IN IRON-RED

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A Meissen flower-encrusted five-light candelabrum
Circa 1900, blue crossed swords mark, incised 260, Pressnummer 42, painted I. in iron-red
With leaf-moulded nozzles and drip-pans on scrolling branches encrusted with fruit and flowers, fitting on a cylindrical nozzle above a tapering triangular-section stem moulded with leaves, the base applied with three figures of putti holding a basket of fruit, a garland of flowers and a fruiting vine, seated above scroll feet (some damages and old restoration), the branches with electrical fittings and the stem pierced to the base
22½ in. (57.2 cm.) high

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