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7 - Rare Pair of 19th Century Meissen 'Subscription Whist' Candlesticks, c.1876, in the Chelsea Derby style, modelled in the form of the ace of spades and clubs, the sides with scrolled handles terminating in satyr masks, decorated with raised oval panels finely painted with King, Queen and Jack of Spades, the reverse with gilded and enamel armorial crest and motto to one, the other with monogram, supported on a neoclassical base, in pale green and accented with gilt, with blue crossed swords mark to both sides of support, the underside inscribed 'Ausschliesslich angefertigt fur S Litchfield in London', impressed L and 1876, a/f (small restored chip to one side), height 18cm (2) Catalogue Note: Samuel and Frederick Litchfield ran the Dresden Gallery in London, an important china shop specialising in Meissen. In 1879 Frederick's influential book, Pottery and Porcelain commented on Meissen: 'Its chief fault is an ultra-conservatism in its management, and too rigid an adherence to the old models and designs, and want of vigour in taking fresh ground'. To encourage Meissen to experiment with new and original designs, Litchfield commissioned
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Rare Pair of 19th Century Meissen 'Subscription Whist' Candlesticks, c.1876, in the Chelsea Derby style, modelled in the form of the ace of spades and clubs, the sides with scrolled handles terminating in satyr masks, decorated with raised oval panels finely painted with King, Queen and Jack of Spades, the reverse with gilded and enamel armorial crest and motto to one, the other with monogram, supported on a neoclassical base, in pale green and accented with gilt, with blue crossed swords mark to both sides of support, the underside inscribed 'Ausschliesslich angefertigt fur S Litchfield in London', impressed L and 1876, a/f (small restored chip to one side), height 18cm (2) Catalogue Note: Samuel and Frederick Litchfield ran the Dresden Gallery in London, an important china shop specialising in Meissen. In 1879 Frederick's influential book, Pottery and Porcelain commented on Meissen: 'Its chief fault is an ultra-conservatism in its management, and too rigid an adherence to the old models and designs, and want of vigour in taking fresh ground'. To encourage Meissen to experiment with new and original designs, Litchfield commissioned
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