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Meissen Candlestick with Figurines Gardener Children Model R 185, circa 1870

$2,282.71
£1,671.64
€1,900
CA$3,107.33
A$3,482.92
CHF 1,813.46
MX$42,527.97
NOK 23,024.30
SEK 21,824.96
DKK 14,459.58
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Meissen Rare Item: Candlestick with Gardener Figurines Manufactory: Meissen Hallmarked: Blue Meissen Sword Mark with Pommels on Hilts Model Number R 185 Former's Number 13 Painter's Number 83 FIRST QUALITY Dating: made circa 1870 Material: porcelain, glossy finish, multicolored painted Technique: handmade porcelain Style: Rococo (made third quarter of 19th century) DETAILED DESCRIPTION: MEISSEN FINEST FIGURINES' GROUP HAVING FUNCTION OF CANDLESTICK (= THIS MEISSEN ITEM IS EXTREMELY RARE !). -- the Children / Gardener Figurines - boy and girl clad in bucolic Rococo garments - gather around a table which seems to grow out from Rocaille base: A pot / lidded jar has been put on table against which the boy is leaning, being busy with smoking a pipe ... A lovely girl with yellow hat is watching him, holding a jug and balancing a hoe on her left shoulder (a hoe is a tool used for gardening). There are a romantic ruin as well as a small leafy tree visible behind the figurines, looking like a theatre backdrop / theatre scene. PLEASE NOTE: The mentioned ruin is topped by a vase-shaped nozzle / candle sleeve so that a candle can be put into: We have a most lovely as well as rarest candlestick (candleholder) then ! The figurines with candleholder are based on round support edged by Rocaille ornaments. MEASURES / DIMENSIONS: height: 18.0 cm / 7.08 inches diameter of base: 14.0 cm / 5.51 inches CONDITION: EXCELLENT / THERE AREN'T ANY DAMAGES EXISTING !
  • Creator:
    Meissen Porcelain (Manufacturer)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 7.08 in (17.99 cm)Diameter: 5.51 in (14 cm)
  • Style:
    Rococo (In the Style Of)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    MADE CIRCA 1870
  • Condition:
    THERE AREN'T ANY DAMAGES EXISTING.
  • Seller Location:
    Vienna, AT
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU101449438003

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