A pair of large candelabra with allegories of the 4 elements,
each with 6 branches with candle sockets, the body with narrow and wide gilt edging, polychrome painted scatter of flowers and bouquets of flowers, leaf rocailles heightened with gilt, light turquoise, light purple, decorated with small and large sculpted polychrome flowering branches and floral festoons, surmounted by a boy with violet cloth, dressed as a dragon slayer, in the right hand with sword, in the left hand the dragon, allegory representing fire, the volute feet with seated boy dressed in light blue cloth, flowing hair, in the right hand flowers representing air, a boy wearing a wreath and reed belt, holding a fish trap and fish representing water, boy wearing a light purple cloth, holding a cornucopia with fruit representing earth, height: 86 cm, width: 45,5 cm, restorations, Meissen, underglaze blue crossed swords 2nd half 19th cent., model C 175, painter no. 9 (Ru)
Specialist: Ursula Rohringer
Ursula Rohringer
+43-1-515 60-382
ursula.rohringer@dorotheum.at
19.10.2016 - 15:00
- Estimate:
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EUR 28,000.- to EUR 40,000.-
A pair of large candelabra with allegories of the 4 elements,
each with 6 branches with candle sockets, the body with narrow and wide gilt edging, polychrome painted scatter of flowers and bouquets of flowers, leaf rocailles heightened with gilt, light turquoise, light purple, decorated with small and large sculpted polychrome flowering branches and floral festoons, surmounted by a boy with violet cloth, dressed as a dragon slayer, in the right hand with sword, in the left hand the dragon, allegory representing fire, the volute feet with seated boy dressed in light blue cloth, flowing hair, in the right hand flowers representing air, a boy wearing a wreath and reed belt, holding a fish trap and fish representing water, boy wearing a light purple cloth, holding a cornucopia with fruit representing earth, height: 86 cm, width: 45,5 cm, restorations, Meissen, underglaze blue crossed swords 2nd half 19th cent., model C 175, painter no. 9 (Ru)
Specialist: Ursula Rohringer
Ursula Rohringer
+43-1-515 60-382
ursula.rohringer@dorotheum.at
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| Auction: | Works of Art (Furniture, Sculptures, Glass, Porcelain) |
| Auction type: | Saleroom auction |
| Date: | 19.10.2016 - 15:00 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 08.10. - 19.10.2016 |