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Tue, May 18, 2021 09:00AM EDT
Lot 66

Three Figural Candle Lamps After Clodion

Estimate: $100 - $300

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
French/Italian, late 19th/early 20th century, pair of Capodimonte cherub forms, each with porcelain cherub, brass branch form candle arm with hand painted porcelain flower clusters, with underglaze blue crowned "N" mark and inscribed "Clodion", brass mounted marble base, stamped "Made in France", electrified, 10 in. to socket; patinated and gilt bronze cherub supporting a rose form socket, inscribed "Clodion", on variegated red marble base, electrified, 11-3/4 in. to rose - Provenance: Private Collection, Kingsport, Tennessee

Condition

one porcelain cherub with repair to neck, flowers with scattered chips, bronze putti with casting flaws, void to candle arm, later screw, losses and wear to gilt and patina, tiny edge chips to baseÿ