Samson of Paris Figural Candlesticks, 19th Century Chelsea Style
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A pair of hard paste Edme Samson of Paris figural candlesticks, later 19th century, in the style of Chelsea and bearing red anchor marks, the pastoral boy and girl in jaunty 18th century attire with open baskets and supported with flowering bocage above high set rococo bases, with candle sconces attached at the rear, 23 cm high, 23 cm wide, 10 cm deep
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- Manner of .... / Style of ..... - A cataloguing term where the item, in the opinion of the cataloguer is a work in the style of the artist, craftsman or designer, possibly of a later period.
- Bocage - The name given to floral and leaf decoration usually surrounding the main subject in ceramic figures and groups, commonly on 18th century porcelain from the Derby, Bow and Minton works.
- Hard Paste Porcelain - Hard paste porcelain is true porcelain made of china stone and kaolin. The formula has been known by the Chinese since 800BC, but was kept secret until the early 1700s when a chemist at the Meissen factory discovered it, and the formula has since become known throughout the west.
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