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A PAIR OF CHELSEA PORCELAIN FABLE CANDLESTICKS, 'THE ASS AND THISTLES' AND 'THE DOG IN THE MANGER'
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A PAIR OF CHELSEA PORCELAIN FABLE CANDLESTICKS, 'THE ASS AND THISTLES' AND 'THE DOG IN THE MANGER'

CIRCA 1765, GOLD ANCHOR MARKS

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A PAIR OF CHELSEA PORCELAIN FABLE CANDLESTICKS, 'THE ASS AND THISTLES' AND 'THE DOG IN THE MANGER'
CIRCA 1765, GOLD ANCHOR MARKS
One modeled as The Ass and Thistles, the other as The Dog in the Manger, on scroll-molded bases, the candle nozzles lacking
10 ¼ in. (26 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired from Delomosne & Son, London, October 1958.
Literature
D. Fennimore et al., The David and Peggy Rockefeller Collection: Decorative Arts, New York, vol. IV, 1992, pp. 127-128, no. 135.
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Lot Essay

Aesop, in his Fables, tells the story of 'The Ass and Thistles' in which an ass carries choice foods to his masters at harvest, stopping to pluck only a thistle for himself. In contrast, his 'The Dog in the Manger' recounts the tale of jealous dog who, though he cannot eat the cattle's grain himself, lies in the manger to prevent it being eaten.

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