Candleholder
Doccia
Category
Ceramics
Date
1750 - 1760
Materials
Ceramic
Measurements
21.5 x 15 cm
Place of origin
Italy
Order this imageCollection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 848682.2
Summary
Candleholder. Doccia. c.1750-60. Kneeling male mermaid-figure with wings, head and hands supporting a bi-valve shell supported by small univalve shell with opening for candle. Raised on low-wave scroll base, picked out in puce enamel.
Provenance
Part of the Bristol Collection. Acquired by the National Trust in 1956 under the auspices of the National Land Fund, later the National Heritage Memorial Fund
Makers and roles
Doccia , porcelain manufacturer