A RARE PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE SILVER-SHAPED CANDLESTICKS
EARLY QIANLONG
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A RARE PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE SILVER-SHAPED CANDLESTICKS
early qianlong
The stepped stems each enamelled with composite floral sprays divided by bands of flower-heads reserved on an iron-red spiral ground, the spreading sides of the base with a similarly decorated elaborate scrolling collar, one restored
8in. (20cm.) high (2)
Lot Essay
Cf.a the very similar pair of candlesticks, formerly in the Beurdeley Collection, Paris, illustrated by M. Beurdeley, op.cit., p.170, cat.95