Lot Essay
See The Property of a Mid-West Collector, Christie's, New York, 24 May 2000, lot 90 for a similar pair of chambersticks, models of birds replacing the pug dog on the present example.
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CIRCA 1750, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK TO EACH
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A MEISSEN BOCAGE CHAMBERSTICK AND A MINIATURE MODEL OF A PUG
Circa 1750, blue crossed swords mark to each
The chamberstick as a pug standing before a flowering bocage, the upper-most branch applied with a candle nozzle modelled as a flower, a branch at the back extending into a ring handle, on a cartouche-shaped rocaille-moulded base enriched in gilt, 5 5/8in. (14.3cm.) high; the miniature model of a snarling pug wearing a pink collar and supported under its belly with a tree stump, 2 1/8in. (5.4cm.) long (2)
Circa 1750, blue crossed swords mark to each
The chamberstick as a pug standing before a flowering bocage, the upper-most branch applied with a candle nozzle modelled as a flower, a branch at the back extending into a ring handle, on a cartouche-shaped rocaille-moulded base enriched in gilt, 5 5/8in. (14.3cm.) high; the miniature model of a snarling pug wearing a pink collar and supported under its belly with a tree stump, 2 1/8in. (5.4cm.) long (2)