A pair of ormolu candlesticks with sitting dogs

A pair of ormolu candlesticks with sitting dogs Two-branch, assembled and screw-mounted from numerous individual components. The dog and puppy are mounted on a gilt-bronze base decorated with numerous small details, including plants and lizards. The two flower-encrusted candle arms are intertwined in trellis-like fashion, with removable drip pans and nozzles. Stamped ‘c couronné’ on the front of the base. Some flowers replaced, minor chips to the petals, one dog’s muzzle restored. Height ca. 18 cm. The blanc de Chine porcelain dogs China/Dehua, the bronze Paris, 1745–49.

Estimate:£5,023.11

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