Rare Pair of George III Enamel Cassolettes
£2,800
A rare pair of George III ormolu-mounted Staffordshire enamel cassolettes or candlesticks in the form of urns on pedestals with goats’-mask handles, painted with vignettes of Italianate pastoral scenes on a bright green ground high-lighted in Royal blue, the tops reversing to form candle-nozzles
Height 29 cm (11.75 inches)
Width 9 cm (4 inches)
Depth 9 cm (4 inches)
English. circa 1775
Similar Examples
A pair of pink enamel cassolettes, probably by the same manufacturer are in the collection of The Met Museum, New York, USA (illustrated)
A further pair of enamel cassolettes are in the collection of The Colonial Willamsburg, Virginia, USA (illustrated)
