A pair of huanghuali 'lotus' candlesticks 17th - 18th century | 十七至十八世紀 黃花梨蓮紋燭臺一對
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May 27, 08:14 AM GMT
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200,000 - 300,000 HKD
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A pair of huanghuali 'lotus' candlesticks
17th - 18th century
十七至十八世紀 黃花梨蓮紋燭臺一對
30 and 30.5 cm
Gerard Hawthorn Ltd, London, early 1990s.
好善簃，倫敦，1990年代初
In their naturalistic and sculptural representation, these sumptuous candlesticks are archetypal objects. The present huanghuali candlesticks are extremely rare, probably due to the nature of the material. The form is frequently found in porcelain, bronze and cloisonné enamel, as pairs or as constituent parts of five-piece ritual garnitures.
For a blue and white porcelain candlestick with a Qianlong reign mark and of the period, inscribed with a poem dated to the jiazi year of Qianlong (corresponding to 1744), in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, see the Museum’s Special Exhibition of K’ang-hsi, Yung-cheng and Ch’ien-lung Porcelain Ware from the Ch’ing Dynasty, 1986, cat. no. 141; another is illustrated in Alexander J. Pope, Porcelains in the Frick Collection, New York, 1974, pl. 65.8-144.
For a blue and white porcelain candlestick with a Qianlong reign mark and of the period, inscribed with a poem dated to the jiazi year of Qianlong (corresponding to 1744), in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, see the Museum’s Special Exhibition of K’ang-hsi, Yung-cheng and Ch’ien-lung Porcelain Ware from the Ch’ing Dynasty, 1986, cat. no. 141; another is illustrated in Alexander J. Pope, Porcelains in the Frick Collection, New York, 1974, pl. 65.8-144.