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QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
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A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE PAINTED ENAMEL WALL SCONCES, AND ANOTHER SINGLE WALL SCONCE
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
The pair delicately painted with two quails on rocks beside prunus and chrysanthemum within a wide elaborate border of flowers, fruit and birds; and a single sconce with a deity at the centre, possibly Lan Caihe, one of the eight Daoist Immortals, standing beside a basket of flowers on a leaf raft, within a similar border but also with butterflies; all with later European white metal detachable candle holders
22 in. (56 cm.) high
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
The pair delicately painted with two quails on rocks beside prunus and chrysanthemum within a wide elaborate border of flowers, fruit and birds; and a single sconce with a deity at the centre, possibly Lan Caihe, one of the eight Daoist Immortals, standing beside a basket of flowers on a leaf raft, within a similar border but also with butterflies; all with later European white metal detachable candle holders
22 in. (56 cm.) high
Provenance
R. L. Harrington Ltd., London, where acquired, 31 March 1964.
Literature
A. Davis, ‘Sutton Place Townhouse’, Architectural Digest, December 1977, pp. 39-46.
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