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Italian Fancy Candlestick

This is a really crazy candlestick I think was amde in Italy possibly Cozzi in the late 18th century. The paste is greyish and not entirely smooth so it is definitely not German or French and the Italians were the only ones crazy enough to make this Baroque inspired fun piece! The candleholder is made up of a reticulated cup to hold the candle up top, then a reticulated bobeche which I have never seen before and then the main body. They are held together with a pin and screws. The main body has wings jutting out decorated with fruit, a lady's face towards the bottom and these crazy lion ? heads on top. The base has leaf garland swags in between these busty gryphon type figures. It's hard to explain so have a look at the pictures! The piece is made of hard paste porcelain. The stick is in good condition with some issues. Surprisingly the top and the bobeche are fineas is the entire main body but the crazy gryphons type figures (they remind me of Scooby Doo) along the base have damage to them. Two have either an ear or both ears missing and all have the bttom part missing which likely had feet that the candlestick was standing on to raise it off the table. That is the only explanation I ahve for the shape and the holes on the udnerside near the damage. I assume one or two broke and then someone broke the rest to make it even. The way the breaks are and the shape of it it really is not obvious when the piece sits s superbly! It's jsut a crazy and fun piece to look at. Never seen anything The base is marked udnerneath with two crossing swords with a dot below taken from the top German maker but this was not amde by them! The entire candleholder is 13.5 inches tall with the base having a diameter of about 6.75 inches at the widest. No chance of this one tipping over! Please email me for more information or other pictures.

Price is $599
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