A PAIR OF CHINESE EXPORT FAMILLE ROSE CANDLESTICKS
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A PAIR OF CHINESE EXPORT FAMILLE ROSE CANDLESTICKS

QIANLONG PERIOD, CIRCA 1770

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A PAIR OF CHINESE EXPORT FAMILLE ROSE CANDLESTICKS
QIANLONG PERIOD, CIRCA 1770
Of typical European silver form, with a cylindrical nozzle, the round base molded with chamfered edges and shells in relief
8 ¼ in. (20.9 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired from J. Rochelle Thomas, London, September 1949.
Literature
D. Fennimore et al., The David and Peggy Rockefeller Collection: Decorative Arts, New York, 1992, vol. IV, p. 128, no. 136.
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