Lot Essay
The 'C' couronné poinçon was a tax mark employed on any alloy containing copper between March 1745 and February 1749.
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THE PORCELAIN 18TH CENTURY, THE MOUNTS CIRCA 1745-1749
Details
A PAIR OF LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED CHINESE AND FRENCH PORCELAIN TWIN-BRANCH CANDELABRA
THE PORCELAIN 18TH CENTURY, THE MOUNTS CIRCA 1745-1749
Each in the form of a seated boy with underglaze blue apron surrounded by leafy branches, stamped throughout with the 'C' couronné poinçon
7 1/4 in. (18.5 cm.) high, 8 3/4 in. (22.5 cm.) wide
THE PORCELAIN 18TH CENTURY, THE MOUNTS CIRCA 1745-1749
Each in the form of a seated boy with underglaze blue apron surrounded by leafy branches, stamped throughout with the 'C' couronné poinçon
7 1/4 in. (18.5 cm.) high, 8 3/4 in. (22.5 cm.) wide
Provenance
Acquired from Partridge, London, by Ann and Gordon Getty in 1983.
Brought to you by
Elizabeth Seigel
Vice President, Specialist, Head of Private and Iconic Collections