Lot Essay
The 'C' couronne poincon was a tax mark employed on any alloy containing copper between March 1745 and February 1749.
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MID-18TH CENTURY, THE PORCELAIN PROBABLY GERMAN
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A PAIR OF LOUIS XV PORCELAIN MOUNTED ORMOLU TWIN-LIGHT CANDELABRA
MID-18TH CENTURY, THE PORCELAIN PROBABLY GERMAN
The figures modelled as a Turk and Queen, mounted on pierced rocaille bases each stamped with the 'C' couronne poincon, foliate branches and mounted porcelain flower heads, restorations and losses
9½in. (24cm.) high (2)
MID-18TH CENTURY, THE PORCELAIN PROBABLY GERMAN
The figures modelled as a Turk and Queen, mounted on pierced rocaille bases each stamped with the 'C' couronne poincon, foliate branches and mounted porcelain flower heads, restorations and losses
9½in. (24cm.) high (2)
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