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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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A pair of Chelsea figural candelabra

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)

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A similar pair were sold in these rooms on 13 December 2006, lot 143

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