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QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
Details
A MATCHED PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE PAINTED ENAMEL WALL SCONCES
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
Delicately painted in mirror image with a long-tailed bird perched on a prunus branch beside day-lilies, peonies and rocks below butterflies in flight, within elaborate floral borders, on which one has additional birds; with later European white metal detachable candleholders
22 in. (56 cm.) high overall
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
Delicately painted in mirror image with a long-tailed bird perched on a prunus branch beside day-lilies, peonies and rocks below butterflies in flight, within elaborate floral borders, on which one has additional birds; with later European white metal detachable candleholders
22 in. (56 cm.) high overall
Provenance
R. L. Harrington Ltd., London, where acquired, June 1963.
Literature
A. Davis, ‘Sutton Place Townhouse’, Architectural Digest, December 1977, pp. 39-46.
Special notice
These lots have been imported from outside the EU for sale using a Temporary Import regime. Import VAT is payable (at 5%) on the Hammer price. VAT is also payable (at 20%) on the buyer’s Premium on a VAT inclusive basis. When a buyer of such a lot has registered an EU address but wishes to export the lot or complete the import into another EU country, he must advise Christie's immediately after the auction.
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