Candlestick
ca. 1761 (made)
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Candlestick in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. In the form of a boar attacked by two dogs. The dogs are spotted purplish-brown and reddish-brown respectively. Above them is a bocage of large leaves and berries. Scrolled four-footed base picked out in gold and with applied flowers.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Candlestick in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, Chelsea Porcelain factory, Chelsea, ca. 1761. |
| Physical description | Candlestick in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. In the form of a boar attacked by two dogs. The dogs are spotted purplish-brown and reddish-brown respectively. Above them is a bocage of large leaves and berries. Scrolled four-footed base picked out in gold and with applied flowers. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | An anchor (In gold) |
| Credit line | Legh Tolson Bequest |
| Object history | Nozzle of Derby porcelain ca. 1770. |
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| Accession number | C.65-1932 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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