(3) Battersea Enamel Candlesticks & Footed Compote

Lot description

(lot of 3) English Battersea Rococo style enamel on copper candlesticks, early 19th c., including: (1) short candlestick, painted pastoral scenes, reserved on a white ground, retaining label for John Jaffa Antiques, London, approx 4"h, 5.25"diam, (1) tall candlestick, rocaille scroll cartouches, reserves with painted floral sprays, figures in pastoral landscapes, against the blue ground, lacking removable bobeche, (one) reserve on foot with loss and restoration, restoration to stem, approx 11.25"h, 5.75"diam, together with (1) enameled footed compote, stem reattached, approx 5.25"h, 5.25"diam; 1.5lbs total Provenance: The estate and interior design collection of Gay Ratliff (Martha Gay Kokernot Ratliff, Austin, Texas, 1942-2023)