Lot Essay
Cf. the similar candle-holders sold in these Rooms, 9 May 1994, lot 42
THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE CANDLE-HOLDERS
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A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE CANDLE-HOLDERS
qianlong
Each modelled as a lady holding a simulated-bamboo vase in her left hand and wearing iron-red robes with yellow trefoil collar over a pale turquoise-green skirt, the wide-sleeved robes enriched with gilt floral decoration and tied at the waist with a tasselled belt, restored
12½in. (31.5cm.) high (2)
qianlong
Each modelled as a lady holding a simulated-bamboo vase in her left hand and wearing iron-red robes with yellow trefoil collar over a pale turquoise-green skirt, the wide-sleeved robes enriched with gilt floral decoration and tied at the waist with a tasselled belt, restored
12½in. (31.5cm.) high (2)