Lot n° 167
Estimation :
8000 - 12000
EUR
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Result
: 7 500EUR
CHINA, Qing Dynasty, 18th century - Lot 167
CHINA, Qing Dynasty, 18th century
A rare pair of bronze and cloisonné-glazed candlesticks, mounted on high domed bell-shaped feet, the shafts decorated with chased relief and patina motifs of Taotie masks and crowned Guanyin heads, the intermediate bowls in the form of six-petaled blossoming flowers treated in relief and overlapping one another, the straight picks. The legs, bowls and spikes are decorated with polychrome enamels on a turquoise background, featuring lotus scrolls.
Height: 32 cm
(Worn enamels, particularly on the shafts, one missing at the base of the shaft, refixing)
Comparative: For a similar pair of piques-cierges, see Christie's London sale, November 9, 2010, lot 223.
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