Candelabra with Columbine playing a Hurdy-Gurdy
Manufacturer
Claudius Innocentius du Paquier Factory
(Austrian, 1719 - 1744)
CultureAustrian
OriginVienna, Vienna, Austria
PeriodMaria Theresia (1740-1780)
Dateca.1740-1744
MediumHard-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gilding
DimensionsOverall: 17.6 cm (6 15/16 in.)
MarkingsNone
DescriptionA Du Paquier candlestick group of a girl seated playing the hurdy-gurdy flanked by two candle sconces on flowering tree trunks. She is wearing a green tricorn hat, puce decorated bodice and white skirt with the hem picked out in iron-red. There are flowering branches from the candlesticks join to form the handle. It is applied with coloured flowers.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.1243
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
Austrian PorcelainStatus
On view
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