A pair of rare Berlin KPM porcelain vase-form candlesticks - image-1

Lot 340 Dα

A pair of rare Berlin KPM porcelain vase-form candlesticks

Auction 1084 - overview Berlin
03.05.2017, 18:00 - The Berlin Sale
Estimate: 3.500 € - 5.000 €
Result: 11.780 € (incl. premium)

A pair of rare Berlin KPM porcelain vase-form candlesticks

Three part candlesticks with lion mask and faux marble decor. Formed as vases, the lids of which can be turned upside-down to form the candle nozzles. Blue sceptre mark and incised K mark. One finial replaced. H 28.3 cm.
Ca. 1770 - 80.

Literature

One pair of cassolettes with slightly differing relief decor from the imperial estate published in: Lenz, Berlin 1913 (Reprint), vol. 2, pl. 104, illus. 461 and 463.