拍品 640
  • 640

A PAIR OF DUTCH DELFT POLYCHROME CANDLESTICKS, LATE 18TH CENTURY |

估價
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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描述

  • 27.7cm., 10 7/8 in. high
the drip pans modelled as overlapping leaves, supported on stems moulded in the form of tree trunks painted with bands of flowering branches, upon mounded bases applied with flowers and painted with shells, HB monogram marks in iron-red for Hugo Brouwer, of De Drie Porceleynes Fles (The Three porcelain bottles) factory,

來源

Dr. Jan Boyazoglu collection, sold Sotheby's New York, 28th January 1986, lot 93. 

出版

Jan Boyazoglu and Louis de Neuville, Les faïences de Delft, Paris, 1980, p. 74, no. 87. 

Condition

In good appearance. Both have some traces of professional restoration in the form of spray to the vulnerable leaves of the rim and the petals of the applied leaves. One candlestick has a band of spray around the upper part of the stem approximately 2cm beneath the knop, and a small area to the edge of the footrim
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."

拍品資料及來源

This highly unusual form was categorised by Henry-Pierre Fourest as 'particulières ou exceptionnelles', in Les faïences de Delft, Paris, 1957, p. 35, fig.3-3; a second pair, marked for De Klaauw (The Claw) factory, is in the collection of the Sèvres Musée national de Céramique, published by Fourest, Delftware, Faience production at Delft, London, 1980, p. 148, no. 145.