GERMAN PORCELAIN HAND-PAINTED FIGURAL CANDLESTICK PAIRS, LOT OF FOUR, each having applied polychrome floral and leaf decorations, comprising one example featuring a pair of owls, one example having Rococo-molded bases featuring sitting putti with floral crowns, one example depicting winged cupids, and one example having molded four-footed tree form with a sitting young man and woman. Marks to underside include various impressed numerals. Late 19th/early 20th century. 7 1/4" HOA.
Provenance: The collection of Larry Spradley, Beaumont, TX.
Rococo pair: Hannams Auction, Alton, United Kingdom, 8/11/2017, lot 197.
Condition
Tree pair undamaged; owl pair having some losses to applied flower/leaf decorations, one having flake to underside of bobeche; remaining pairs having areas of restoration including glued repairs and some losses to applied decorations.