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Lot 202

A pair of Meissen large figural candlesticks, late 19th century

18 June 2014, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street

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A pair of Meissen large figural candlesticks, late 19th century

Modelled by Ernst August Leuteritz, one with a shepherdess gathering fruit in her apron, the other with a shepherd playing the bagpipes, a sheep and dog at their feet, each fitted with a foliate sconce, on gilt-edged scrollwork bases coloured in pink and turquoise, 35.4cm high, crossed swords mark in undeglaze-blue with one cancellation mark, crossed swords mark in blue, incised model numbers F132 and F131, impressed numerals and painter's mark (minor chips and minor restoration) (2)

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Modelled between 1863 and 1865, see S. & T. Bergmann, The Art of Meissen Figures (2010), nos. 12 and 15.

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