A LARGE FAMILLE ROSE COURT LADY CANDLEHOLDER
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-95)
The standing lady modeled with sweet smile and standing with a large vase in her hands to hold a candle, wearing long flowered robes over a pleated pink skirt and her hair in a high topknot with iron-red hair ornament
16 in. (40.6 cm.) high
These exotic ladies were highly fashionable amongst European elites in the third quarter of the 18th century. This is the larger of the two sizes that were typically made.
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