A rare pair of William IV period Minton figured porcelain candlesticks, finely modelled as classical gardeners, both with assorted picked flowers, the columns behind as bull rushes, gilt enrichments, tones of aubergine, green, yellow and blue, the circular bases with scrolls in relief. Some repairs, c. 1835. Height 225. Refer 'The Price Guide to 19th and 20th century British Porcelain' by D. Battie and M. Turner 1975 pg 74 and 2.95 in.
- William Iv - William IV was King of the United Kingdom and King of Hanover from 26 June 1830 until his death in 1837, and in English furniture design it represented the brief period between the end of the Regency period, and the beginning of the Victorian period.
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