Antique Porcelain Figural Candelabra Pair 12.5" Tall, 1 5-Branch Candelabrum Set Meissen or Samson Marks c.1780 Vernis Martin is the name

Vernis Martin is the name attached to a decorative style created with layering of paint and varnish

The outer frame is 4

the very old horn box shows a lot of age and a little disturbance to surface particularly on the top

and minor at that

super-tiny sand sized tesserae in colored glass

Antique Porcelain Figural Candelabra Pair 12.5" Tall, 1 5-Branch Candelabrum Set Meissen or Samson Marks c.1780 Vernis Martin is the nameThe beautiful pair have been mine for 30 years or so, and once had 2 of the 5 branch candelabrum inserts, but now the figural candlesticks remain with just one, as shown. I've used the 2 figures together at table, or 1 with and 1 with our, set with candles, or sometimes just 1 with the 5 branch panel. I've also set the 5 branch into center of a low bowl of flowers, and centered it between the 2 figures, all depending upon the size of my expandable