8th Nov, 2023 11:00
Chinese and Japanese Works of Art
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A LARGE PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE-ROSE 'ELEPHANT AND VASE' CANDLE-HOLDERS, 20TH CENTURY
modelled in mirror image in the Qianlong style, each elephant standing with the head turned to the side, the body enamelled in pale brown and pencilled in black to simulate hair, the back supporting a zun-shaped vase on a brightly enamelled saddle and saddle-cloth, and caparisoned with a polychrome chevron harness around the rump and shoulder, 31cm long
Provenance: Property from a Private Collection, England.
OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE
二十世紀 粉彩頂尊瓷象大燭臺一對
Sold for £7,000
modelled in mirror image in the Qianlong style, each elephant standing with the head turned to the side, the body enamelled in pale brown and pencilled in black to simulate hair, the back supporting a zun-shaped vase on a brightly enamelled saddle and saddle-cloth, and caparisoned with a polychrome chevron harness around the rump and shoulder, 31cm long
Provenance: Property from a Private Collection, England.
OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE
Auction: Chinese and Japanese Works of Art, 8th Nov, 2023
