A pair of George II Paktong candlesticks, circa 1750
A pair of George II Paktong candlesticks, circa 1750

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A pair of George II Paktong candlesticks, circa 1750
the detachable drip pans with stylised shell cast lobed borders, the cylindrical nozzles with reeded banding on shaped knopped stems and domed spreading bases with conforming shellwork -- 10¾in. (27.3cm.) high
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COMPARATIVE LITERATURE
PAKTONG W.D.John and Katherine Coombes, The Ceramic Book Company, 1970. A similar pair of candlesticks from the Colonial Williamburg Collection are illustrated on plate 17.

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