Dresden Porcelain Candlestick with Putto and Floral Tree

A Dresden Figurual porcelain candlestick. From 1880, with the…
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A Dresden Figurual porcelain candlestick. From 1880, with the crown Dresden later Wolfsohn mark. Depicting a peg-legged putto in a tricorn hat carrying walking stick, against a floral encrusted multi branched tree surmounted by a floral urn; the whole mounted upon a rococo style base; backstamps underside. Height 9 cm

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  • Putto / Putti / Amorino / Amorini - A putto (plural: putti) or amerino (plural: amerini) is a cherub or cupid frequently appearing in both mythological and religious paintings and sculpture, especially of the Renaissance and Baroque periods and later used as a decorative element in the design of furniture, ceramics, statuary etc. They are usually depicted as chubby males, or of indeterminate gender, often with wings. Their depiction may represent an association with love, heaven, peace or prosperity.

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