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A LOUIS XVI STYLE PORCELAIN-MOUNTED ORMOLU INKSTAND AND CANDLESTICKS THE PORCELAIN FIGURES MEISSEN, MID-18TH CENTURY
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A LOUIS XVI STYLE PORCELAIN-MOUNTED ORMOLU INKSTAND AND CANDLESTICKS THE PORCELAIN FIGURES MEISSEN, MID-18TH CENTURY
The quatrefoil inkstand fitted with an ink pot and sander in dimpled balls with bud finials, flanked by winged putti in disguise as a fishmonger and pastry seller before ormolu trees fitted with porcelain flowerheads; the pierced base with applied gilt bronze flowering branches, on four branch feet; the candlesticks on a flowering trunk fitted with porcelain flowerheads and each with a dancing putto on the rocaille base--11½in. (29cm.) wide, the inkstand; 6½in. (16.5cm.) high, the candlesticks (3)
The quatrefoil inkstand fitted with an ink pot and sander in dimpled balls with bud finials, flanked by winged putti in disguise as a fishmonger and pastry seller before ormolu trees fitted with porcelain flowerheads; the pierced base with applied gilt bronze flowering branches, on four branch feet; the candlesticks on a flowering trunk fitted with porcelain flowerheads and each with a dancing putto on the rocaille base--11½in. (29cm.) wide, the inkstand; 6½in. (16.5cm.) high, the candlesticks (3)