29th Apr, 2022 9:30
A pair of late 19th-century French patinated bronze figural candlesticks, each in the form of a male infant holding a toy drum on his head whilst balancing on a ball with a counterweight in his free hand. On a three-legged base strewn with the toys of childhood. Bearing H.P foundry mark to the bases. Together with a french gilt bronze dressing table box of rococo lozenge form inset with hand-painted Sevres style porcelain panels. 23 cm wide x 13 cm deep x 10 cm high.
Sold for £120
A pair of late 19th-century French patinated bronze figural candlesticks, each in the form of a male infant holding a toy drum on his head whilst balancing on a ball with a counterweight in his free hand. On a three-legged base strewn with the toys of childhood. Bearing H.P foundry mark to the bases. Together with a french gilt bronze dressing table box of rococo lozenge form inset with hand-painted Sevres style porcelain panels. 23 cm wide x 13 cm deep x 10 cm high.
