Pair of Antique Porcelain Figures of Peasants Mounted as Bronze Candelabra

19th century or possibly earlier, porcelain figures of a Woman Selling Carp and Peasant Sowing Corn, after the mid-18th century Meissen models by Johann Joachim Kandler and Peter Reinicke, marked with gilt "D" to underside, each mounted within ormolu bronze three light candelabra, with tole vine stems terminating in painted porcelain flowers, cast rocaille capitals with foliate drip terraces and removable bobeches, all atop an ormolu pierced scrollwork base. This lot includes (6) tapered candles.

Each approximately 16 1/4 x 11 1/4 x 9 in.

For period models of the porcelain subjects, please see the Fitzwilliam Museum's Collection in Cambridge, accession numbers C.13-1954 and C.29-1954.

Note that the gilt "D" mark on the underside of this Lot resembles the William Duesbury (English, 1725-1786) Derby marks.

Both candelabras with fleabites to porcelain flowers, dust soiling to crevices, gilt rubbing to whole, wax residue to candelabra and flowers, and some mis-shaping to tole vines; candelabra with female figure: chips to leaves at base, losses to fingers of both hands, fish remounted to porcelain figure, and soldering residue to stem; candelabra with male figure: figure loosely secured to base with museum wax, minor areas of paint loss to shoes and hat.