Sale 7554
London
|
31 March 2008
Price realised
GBP 1,125
Estimate
A MEISSEN (MARCOLINI) CANDLE-SNUFFER CIRCA 1800 Of conical form surmounted by a gilt fruiting finial, painted with pink flowers and green buds above the inscription Gute Nacht. in black script and a guilloche-moulded footrim, the reverse with an arched angular handle with channelled sides (slight flaking to gilding) 3 1/8 in. (8 cm.) high
Provenance
With Rudigier, Munich.
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