Offered by Galerie Bordet
Pair of Meissen Louis XV porcelain statuettes, painted sheet metal and two-light gilt bronze candelabra.
One represents Harlequin seated playing the biniou after a model by Kaendler, the other represents Colombine playing the viol according to a model by Reinicke. The statuettes are placed on a rock base adorned with two branches enhanced with flowers.
Circa 1750
A pair of candlesticks with the same rocailles bases and the same bobeches was sold on April 30, 1999 at Christie's during the Alexander sale (lot 17)