A pair of Italian white porcelain candlesticks, circa 1755-65
Lot Closed
September 26, 11:59 AM GMT
Estimate
2,600 - 3,500 EUR
Lot Details
Description
possibly Doccia, each modelled as a putto supporting a foliate scroll-moulded candle sconce, seated on rockwork with shells on a rocaille scroll base
17,3 cm, 6 7/8in. high
Sotheby’s, London, 18 November 2009, lot 442.
A similarly modelled Doccia putto candlestick on rocaille base, though treated slightly differently and holding aloft a cornucopia sconce support, from the collection of Dino De Laurentiis, sold, Parke Bernet Galleries, Inc., 2 April 1981, lot 533, and again 8 November 1985, lot 215.
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