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EARLY QIANLONG, CIRCA 1740
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A PAIR OF RARE FAMILLE ROSE CANDLESTICKS
EARLY QIANLONG, CIRCA 1740
Of George II silver form, with slightly domed octagonal base decorated with a band of blue enamel scrolling lotus with sgraffiato detail below scattered fruit sprays on a white ground, the stems modelled as an octagonal baluster section decorated with pendent motifs above a garlic section decorated with palmettes, the nozzle decorated in the famille rose palette with floral sprays above a bright yellow and iron-red flattened knopped section
8 in. (20.3 cm.) high (2)
EARLY QIANLONG, CIRCA 1740
Of George II silver form, with slightly domed octagonal base decorated with a band of blue enamel scrolling lotus with sgraffiato detail below scattered fruit sprays on a white ground, the stems modelled as an octagonal baluster section decorated with pendent motifs above a garlic section decorated with palmettes, the nozzle decorated in the famille rose palette with floral sprays above a bright yellow and iron-red flattened knopped section
8 in. (20.3 cm.) high (2)