A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE-VERTE FIGURES OF BOYS NOW MOUNTED WITH ORMOLU CANDLE HOLDERS, THE PORCELAIN QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIODTHE ORMOLU 18TH CENTURY |

each figure standing on an integral square plinth and holding at the chest a flower vase containing blossoming lotus, the hair tied in a knot at the forehead and the red-enameled lips drawn into a subtle smile, the garments and plinth painted in vivid iron red, green, and yellow enamels, later-mounted with ormolu candlesticks emanating from the vase, a floret at the back, and a conforming base

Elinor Gordon, Villanova, Pennsylvania, 1984

The porcelain drilled at the chest and back for mounting ormolu candlesticks, secured at the backs with a screw to each. Otherwise with some minor firing imperfections and minor flaking losses to the enamels. One figure with a glaze frit under the chin, and the other with frits to the lotus leaf above the vase. The mounts in overall good condition with minor surface wear, rubbing and oxidation to the gilding.
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