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QIANLONG
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A cloisonne enamel candlestick
Qianlong
Supported on a bell shaped base enamelled with leafy meandering stems of lotus flowers enclosing bats and a stylised shou character, below a leiwen-band encircling the shoulder, all on a turquoise ground, rising to a tapering column supporting a shallow drip-pan to the centre, the exterior decorated with the bajixiang emblems including a conch, a wheel of law, a canopy, an umbrella, a lotus flower, a jar, a double-fish and a mystic knot, each tied with fluttering ribbons, continuing to a smaller pan surmounted by gilt prickets
50 cm. high
Qianlong
Supported on a bell shaped base enamelled with leafy meandering stems of lotus flowers enclosing bats and a stylised shou character, below a leiwen-band encircling the shoulder, all on a turquoise ground, rising to a tapering column supporting a shallow drip-pan to the centre, the exterior decorated with the bajixiang emblems including a conch, a wheel of law, a canopy, an umbrella, a lotus flower, a jar, a double-fish and a mystic knot, each tied with fluttering ribbons, continuing to a smaller pan surmounted by gilt prickets
50 cm. high
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Sale room notice
Please note that this lot is 50 cm. high and not as stated in the printed catalogue.