A rare and attractive pair of Regency period Coalport tapersticks with ring handles and upturned thumb rests, each standing on a circular stepped base enhanced with gilt wreathing, the sconces well painted en grisaille with figures in a picturesque rural setting, all within fine gilt bands.

Date: Circa 1815
Height to top of thumbrests 2  7/8 inches (7.25 cm) Width of bases 2. 3/8 inches (6 cm)
Condition: Very good, one with minor gilt wear to part of the base and both with light gilt refreshing to parts of the tops and thumbrests.
Item No. 1713

Price: £ 280 pair