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Pair of large candlesticks with Bacchus, nymph and cupids. Meissen.
Design 1886-1923. model year: 1886-1888, model no. O 125. model by. HIRT, Johann Christian(1836 Fürth - 1897 Munich)
Height: 47.5-49 cm.
Relief painted in color, rich gold decoration, removable 3-light candelabra tops with removable crowning cupids. Incised marks, impressed marks, painter's mark, sword marks. One torch, five arms, five legs, six hands, three feet, a bass violin, flutes, an upper candelabra shaft, a drip pan, some flowers, leaves, one candelabra attachment restored, one drip pan, five candelabra arms slightly chipped, one torch, one violin shaft chipped (loose).
* Hirt, sculptor, studied at the academy in Munich, pupil of Max Widnmann, opened his own studio in Munich in 1864, became popular for his figures from poetry and mythology, the Meissen manufactory acquired a total of 50 models.
Literature : Bergmann (2010) illustration no. 235.
Provenance : * Partner auction Bergmann (the responsibility for legally compliant consignment and description lies with Auktionshaus Bergmann, Erlangen), Hessian private collection.
Call time 19 | June 2026 | probably 12:07 pm (CET)
Limit 420 €
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