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CIRCA 1760, GOLD ANCHOR MARK
Details
A CHELSEA CANDLESTICK MODEL OF NESTING BIRDS
Circa 1760, gold anchor mark
Modelled as the braches of a fruit-laden apple tree, its upper branches supporting a candle nozzle, the male bird perched in a branch at the left feeding a worm to his roosting mate, the nest with fledgings, the tree base extending into rocaille scroll feet enriched in gilt and applied with flowers and leaves
11 5/8in. (29.5cm.) high
Circa 1760, gold anchor mark
Modelled as the braches of a fruit-laden apple tree, its upper branches supporting a candle nozzle, the male bird perched in a branch at the left feeding a worm to his roosting mate, the nest with fledgings, the tree base extending into rocaille scroll feet enriched in gilt and applied with flowers and leaves
11 5/8in. (29.5cm.) high
Provenance
With The Antique Porcelain Company, New York, 1960