Pair of Longton Hall Porcelain Taperstick Figures of an Abbott and Abbess Circa 1755-57, unmarked Both modeled holding an open book, the seated nun wearing a flowing purple habit and iron-red trimmed scapular; the companion figure with similarly enameled vestments with ermine cuffs, reading a passage titled, 'Absolution', each mound base with a scrolling branch formerly issuing a candle-nozzle. Height 5 1/2 inches. Provenance: Anonymous sale, Christie's, London, 19 April 1971, . M. Mellanay Delhom Collection, Charlotte, NC. The female figure also exists in Bow porcelain and is based on a Meissen prototype. For a figural example of the abbess, see the Glaisher Collection at The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, U.K. no. C.3051-1928. Her open book inscribed 'Absolution'. http://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/38094 C Estate of Sarah Belk Gambrell
Taper holders missing on both, his left index finger missing, her left finger tips off, the piece available for repair, surface wear to purple enamels, minor chips to the cloak hems
Pair of Longton Hall Porcelain Taperstick Figures of an Abbott and Abbess Circa 1755-57, unmarked Both modeled holding an open book, the seated nun wearing a flowing purple habit and iron-red trimmed scapular; the companion figure with similarly enameled vestments with ermine cuffs, reading a passage titled, 'Absolution', each mound base with a scrolling branch formerly issuing a candle-nozzle. Height 5 1/2 inches. Provenance: Anonymous sale, Christie's, London, 19 April 1971, . M. Mellanay Delhom Collection, Charlotte, NC. The female figure also exists in Bow porcelain and is based on a Meissen prototype. For a figural example of the abbess, see the Glaisher Collection at The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, U.K. no. C.3051-1928. Her open book inscribed 'Absolution'. http://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/38094 C Estate of Sarah Belk Gambrell
Taper holders missing on both, his left index finger missing, her left finger tips off, the piece available for repair, surface wear to purple enamels, minor chips to the cloak hems
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