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CIRCA 1765
Details
A BOW CANDLESTICK GROUP OF TWO MUSICIANS
Circa 1765
Wearing flowered and gilt striped clothes, playing the hurdy gurdy and double bass seated before a flowering tree supporting underglaze blue and gilt scrolling foliate condle-nozzles on a high-footed scroll-moulded base enriched in turquoise, puce and gilding and applied with coloured flowers, iron-red anchor and dagger mark, (one drip-pan restored, minor chips and restorations)
24.5 cm. (9 1/2 in.) high
See illustration
Circa 1765
Wearing flowered and gilt striped clothes, playing the hurdy gurdy and double bass seated before a flowering tree supporting underglaze blue and gilt scrolling foliate condle-nozzles on a high-footed scroll-moulded base enriched in turquoise, puce and gilding and applied with coloured flowers, iron-red anchor and dagger mark, (one drip-pan restored, minor chips and restorations)
24.5 cm. (9 1/2 in.) high
See illustration
Provenance
The H.J. Joel Collection, Christie's King Street, 17 April 1980, Lot 1
Special notice
A 10% Goods and Services tax (G.S.T) will be charged on the Buyer's Premium on all lots in this sale.