A PAIR OF CHINESE EXPORT FAMILLE-ROSE CANDLESTICK FIGURES OF COURT LADIES, QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD, CIRCA 1760
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November 20, 10:09 PM GMT
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20,000 - 30,000 USD
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A PAIR OF CHINESE EXPORT FAMILLE-ROSE CANDLESTICK FIGURES OF COURT LADIES,
QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD, CIRCA 1760
each modeled standing holding a pink lotus bud forming the candleholder, their robes painted in green and pink over a flowered underskirt
height 11 1/2 in.; 29.2 cm.
Earle D. Vandekar of Knightsbridge, London
Candlestick figures holding lotus buds were made in several sizes. A pair of much smaller size is illustrated in Michael Cohen and William Motley, Mandarin and Menagerie, Chinese and Japanese Export Ceramic Figures, Reigate 2008, p. 104, no. 5.5.