Lot 97 , A pair of 19th century Minton Bower candlesticks, c.1835-40, 19.5cm, minor faults

A pair of 19th century Minton 'Bower' candlesticks, c.1835-40, with floral encrusted stems and separate extinguishers modelled as a lady and gentleman, factory design number 173, 19.5cm, minor faults
Estimate £300-500

See Geoffrey A. Godden, Minton 1793-1850, figure 147 for an illustration of this lot.

Ex Geoffrey Godden Collection.
Both of the candlesticks have received numerous chip losses to the flowers and leaves, one has remnants of almost like a red sealing wax at the top of some of the flowers, might be an attempt at old restoration, there is some occasional firing cracks to the stems, some slight flaking to the green enamel on the stems, there is a bit of a chip loss around the collar for the nozzle, the figures themselves, the gentleman figure has a glaze flake to the black enamel on his hat and a shallow corner chip at the back of his tri-corn hat, the female figure has a small area of restoration to the side of her hat, and two splinter chips to the edges of her skirt, one coloured in gilt to disguise it, otherwise in reasonable condition.


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Sold for £700