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A PAIR OF FRENCH BISCUIT FIGURES MOUNTED AS
CANDELABRA
THE PORCELAIN LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY
Each modelled as draped maidens, supporting later glass drip pans and
amethyst glass shades, on white veined red marble bases, with some slight
variation in height
23Ω in. (60 cm.) high, 4Ω in. (11.5 cm.) wide, 5æ in. (14.5 cm.) deep (2)
$2,000-3,000
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A PARIS BISCUIT PORCELAIN BACCHANALIAN FIGURE GROUP
AND FAUX PATINATED-BRONZE STAND
LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY DIHL & GUERHARD
Modeled as a nymph raising a glass aloft and reclining on a bench covered in a
grapevine, attended by a putto, a goat at his feet, all above a long rectangular
plinth, gilt with winged male figures feeding grapes to griffins against a faux
patinated-bronze background
20¡ in. (51.8 cm.) wide (2)
$6,000-8,000
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