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Lot 81
A pair of Chelsea figural candelabra circa 1765
14 April 2010, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street£800 - £1,200
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circa 1765
One modelled as Cupid with a bow and quiver tied at his side, the other as his female companion, a basket of flowers in her right hand, both with arms outstretched to retain candle branches with scrolled drip pans and nozzles, an elaborately patterned drape around their waists and a delicate floral garland around their bodies, the scrolled bases picked out in gold and painted with brightly coloured butterflies, 30.5cm high, gold anchor marks (some damage and restoration) (2)
One modelled as Cupid with a bow and quiver tied at his side, the other as his female companion, a basket of flowers in her right hand, both with arms outstretched to retain candle branches with scrolled drip pans and nozzles, an elaborately patterned drape around their waists and a delicate floral garland around their bodies, the scrolled bases picked out in gold and painted with brightly coloured butterflies, 30.5cm high, gold anchor marks (some damage and restoration) (2)
Footnotes
A similar pair were sold in these rooms on 13 December 2006, lot 143
