CANDLESTICK, ONE OF TWO
Creator(s): Meissen Porcelain Manufactory (Manufacturer)
Currently in storage
About this object
The base of the candlestick is pyramidal with three curling feet. On each of the three corners sits a putto holding a basket. The flowers and other decoration are colored blue on white with touches of gold. The putto are flesh colored. From the base rises a tall triangular section. On the top of this sits a section with a single candle stick in the center surrounded by six-branch candleholders.
- Object name:
- CANDLESTICK, ONE OF TWO
- Made from:
- Porcelain
- Made in:
- Meissen, Germany
- Date made:
- Late 19th c.
- Size:
- 66 cm (26 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 26.176.3-4
- Class:
- CERAMICS
- Signature marks:
- MARK underneath in underglaze blue: crossed swords; impressed: 42/200
- Credit line:
- Gift of Mrs. Augustus Riggs, 1975