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Auction archive: Lot number 57

TWO MEISSEN FIGURES MOUNTED ON ORMOLU CANDELABRA BASES

Estimate
£8,000 - £10,000
ca. US$13,275 - US$16,594
Price realised:
£21,250
ca. US$35,262
Auction archive: Lot number 57

TWO MEISSEN FIGURES MOUNTED ON ORMOLU CANDELABRA BASES

Estimate
£8,000 - £10,000
ca. US$13,275 - US$16,594
Price realised:
£21,250
ca. US$35,262
Beschreibung:

TWO MEISSEN FIGURES MOUNTED ON ORMOLU CANDELABRA BASES
THE FIGURES CIRCA 1745, THE ORMOLU FIRST HALF OF THE 20TH CENTURY
TWO MEISSEN FIGURES MOUNTED ON ORMOLU CANDELABRA BASES THE FIGURES CIRCA 1745, THE ORMOLU FIRST HALF OF THE 20TH CENTURY The figures modelled by J.J. Kändler , one as a dancing peasant, his arms outstretched, the other as a vintner eating a bunch of grapes, each on mound bases applied with flowers and foliage and mounted on pierced scrollwork ormolu bases with three scrolling branches applied with porcelain flowers and terminating in nozzles with drip-pans (chips to foliage, some chipping to mounted flowers, first figure with restoration to right leg and hands, second with repair to right wrist and half of hat brim restuck) 15¾ in. (40 cm.) high overall, the first figure 6 9/16 in. (16.7 cm.) high; the vintner 7 3/8 in. (18.8 cm.) high (2)

Auction archive: Lot number 57
Auction:
Datum:
17 Nov 2009
Auction house:
Christie's
17 November 2009, London, King Street
Beschreibung:

TWO MEISSEN FIGURES MOUNTED ON ORMOLU CANDELABRA BASES
THE FIGURES CIRCA 1745, THE ORMOLU FIRST HALF OF THE 20TH CENTURY
TWO MEISSEN FIGURES MOUNTED ON ORMOLU CANDELABRA BASES THE FIGURES CIRCA 1745, THE ORMOLU FIRST HALF OF THE 20TH CENTURY The figures modelled by J.J. Kändler , one as a dancing peasant, his arms outstretched, the other as a vintner eating a bunch of grapes, each on mound bases applied with flowers and foliage and mounted on pierced scrollwork ormolu bases with three scrolling branches applied with porcelain flowers and terminating in nozzles with drip-pans (chips to foliage, some chipping to mounted flowers, first figure with restoration to right leg and hands, second with repair to right wrist and half of hat brim restuck) 15¾ in. (40 cm.) high overall, the first figure 6 9/16 in. (16.7 cm.) high; the vintner 7 3/8 in. (18.8 cm.) high (2)

Auction archive: Lot number 57
Auction:
Datum:
17 Nov 2009
Auction house:
Christie's
17 November 2009, London, King Street
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