A pair of Meissen twin-branch wall-appliques , LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY | Christie's

Sale 5687

Nineteenth Century Works of Art

London

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31 October 1996

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Lot 1 | MORNING SESSION AT 10.00 A.M. FURNITURE, OBJECTS AND PORCELAIN (Lots 1-270) THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN Read more

A pair of Meissen twin-branch wall-appliques

LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY

Price realised

GBP 3,450

Estimate

GBP 2,000 - GBP 3,000

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A pair of Meissen twin-branch wall-appliques
Last quarter 19th Century
Each of shell and foliate-moulded cartouche shape and applied with flower chains to each side, with a pair of branches with leaf-moulded drip-pan and nozzle, each centred by a canopy supporting a crimson-coloured drape decorated with gilt stars, one with a seated naked female and putto, the other with a bearded man and putto, restorations
14¼in. (36.2cm.) wide; 22¾in. (57.7cm.) high (2)
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MORNING SESSION AT 10.00 A.M.

FURNITURE, OBJECTS AND PORCELAIN
(Lots 1-270)

THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
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