A LARGE PEWTER 'ELEPHANT' ALTAR CANDLESTICK QING DYNASTY

the beast standing four-square on a rectangular pedestal base and supporting a large jardiniere-shaped candle sconce on its back, the head with long gilt tusks turned alertly to the right, 33cm., 13in; together with a pair of polychrome decorated pewter 'crane' candlesticks, each naturalistically modelled with a crane standing on an hexagonal pedestal base, the detachable wings mounted on wire and the head raised on a long elegant neck clutching the candle sconce in its beak