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(US$4,000-5,000)
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A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE EUROPEAN-FORM CANDLESTICKS
IRON-RED QIANLONG SEAL MARKS AND OF THE PERIOD
Each of the slender tapered form, finely enamelled with two continuous landscapes divided by a gilt band, the lower scene with Chinese and European figures outside a village bearing tributes, the upper one enamelled with birds and phoenix frolicking by a lake, the rims and base outlined in gilt, the base and interior glazed turquoise (cracks, restored)
4 1/2 in. (11.5 cm.) high, box (2)
IRON-RED QIANLONG SEAL MARKS AND OF THE PERIOD
Each of the slender tapered form, finely enamelled with two continuous landscapes divided by a gilt band, the lower scene with Chinese and European figures outside a village bearing tributes, the upper one enamelled with birds and phoenix frolicking by a lake, the rims and base outlined in gilt, the base and interior glazed turquoise (cracks, restored)
4 1/2 in. (11.5 cm.) high, box (2)