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EARLY 19TH CENTURY
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A PAIR OF CANTON FAMILLE ROSE ELEPHANT CANDLE-HOLDERS
early 19th century
Modelled looking to the left and right and supporting large beaker vases on their backs, the beasts with moulded folds to their hides and decorated with sepia fur markings, gilt trunks, ears and tails, their harnesses enamelled in blue and light green and their saddle-cloths decorated with butterflies and flowers on a gilt ground
6¼ in. (15.8 cm.) high (2)
early 19th century
Modelled looking to the left and right and supporting large beaker vases on their backs, the beasts with moulded folds to their hides and decorated with sepia fur markings, gilt trunks, ears and tails, their harnesses enamelled in blue and light green and their saddle-cloths decorated with butterflies and flowers on a gilt ground
6¼ in. (15.8 cm.) high (2)