Description: A pair of candlesticks with cupids
German, Meissen, around 1750/60
Johann Joachim Kändler (1706 Fischbach/Arnsdorf - 1775 Meissen)
Porcelain, polychrome painting, subtle gold decoration, bronze mounting, Vincenne flowers
On a curved, slightly raised rocaille base, a figure of a standing Amoretto as a baker. Behind it is a slim shaft with a carrying ring and thumb rest in the shape of a leaf. Symmetrical branches with Vincenne flowers starting from the base. Finally, drip tray in the form of a trefoil leaf, cylindrical spout attached between three acanthus leaves;