Porcelain Figure Candle Holder
Artist
Derby
Date1760 C
Place of ManufactureEngland, Europe
MediumMaterial: soft paste porcelain; enamel; gilt
DimensionsOverall: 18.4 x 12.3 x 8.8 cm
ClassificationsDECORATIVE ART
Credit LineGift of Miss Marion Campbell
Object number1972.156.001 a,b
DescriptionElaborate candlestick holder has a single standing boy figure with 'bocage' (a leafy or flowering background) which here is dense. Modelled flowers & foliage on a rococo style base. The boy's moulded clothing is painted in pale pink, blue, yellow & orange, each shoe is trimmed with a moulded flower, His face (eg. cheeks) have some colour, his hat has a simple gilt design. There is also restrained gilt decoration highlighting the moulded scroll-work on the base. The boy carries individually modelled flowers in his raised apron. The stem of the tulip-shaped porcelain holder fits into the pierced, flat end of a projecting branch near base, to left of boy figure. (Holder has yellow half closed petals, roughly painted with orange trim, green leaves at the head of stem, white glazed interior.Status
Not on view
1756 - 1769
