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PAIRE DE PIQUE-CIERGES EN PORCELAINE DE LA FAMILLE ROSE CHINE, DYNASTIE QING, MARQUE ET EPOQUE JIAQING (1796-1820)
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 EUR
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Description
- porcelaine
composés d'une base en forme de cloche, d'une tige annelée, cette dernière supportant une coupe circulaire au centre de laquelle s'élève un mât conique supportant la bobèche, le décor sur fond turquoise formé de rinceaux feuillagés et lotus, alternant avec les Huit Objets Précieux Bajixiang, les bordures agrémentées de guirlandes de fleurs ou de ruyi, le pied rehaussé d'une frise de grecques, la coupe portant la marque à six caractères de l'empereur Jiaqing en rouge de fer sur une ligne et dans un cartouche ; accident à la partie centrale de l'un
Condition
The rim of the central part of one candlestick has been broken and re glued (a long c-shape section 13 x 4 cm with an adjacent chip broken in two sections, 1,5 x 4,2 cm and a 3 x 2,5 cm pronged crack extending beneath). A resulting flake/loss of enamel on a 1,5 cm x 0,9 mm section inside; the other candlestick is in good condition.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
See a similar candlestick from the Jiaqing period but on white ground sold at Christie's Paris, 21 November 2008, lot 85 and a pair of 'bajixiang' candlesticks slightly higher and on yellow ground from the Qianlong period sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 8 April 2007, lot 515.
Altarware of this decoration on colour-ground were made first during Qianlong reign but were much desired and copied during Jiaqing and Daoguang's reigns : see a Jiaqing five-piece altar set that includes a pair of candlesticks, in the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in The Official Kiln Porcelain of the Chinese Qing Dynasty, Shanghai, 2003, pl. 374
Altarware of this decoration on colour-ground were made first during Qianlong reign but were much desired and copied during Jiaqing and Daoguang's reigns : see a Jiaqing five-piece altar set that includes a pair of candlesticks, in the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in The Official Kiln Porcelain of the Chinese Qing Dynasty, Shanghai, 2003, pl. 374