A RARE PAIR OF 'FAMILLE-ROSE' 'NODDING-HEAD' FIGURE CANDLE HOLDERS QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD

each modelled in the shape of a lady, standing holding a vase-shaped sconce in the left and right hand respectively, wearing a floral patterned turquoise ground coat tied at the waist with a cord, and a long coral-red scarf draped around the arms and falling gracefully down the side of the body, the facial features of the detachable head finely moulded with almond-shaped eyes and a gentle smile, the hair coiled high and secured by pins