A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE CANDLESTICKS, Qianlong (1736 - 1795)
Height 26 cm; 10.25 ins
BG08
BG08
Based on a European silver form, decorated in famille rose enamels, the fluted columns with scattered flower buds, octagonal- shaped bases with swags of flowers.
Based on a European silver form, decorated in famille rose enamels, the fluted columns with scattered flower buds, octagonal- shaped bases with swags of flowers.
Literature
For examples of this type of candlestick see, Chinese Export Porcelain, D.F. Lunsingh Scheurleer, published Faber and Faber 1974, pl 115 page 122.
