QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795), CIRCA 1785

Details

A PAIR OF CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN ELEPHANT CANDLEHOLDERS
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795), CIRCA 1785
Each elephant realistically modeled, fitted with an iron-red saddle cloth enriched with gilt and supporting a famille rose vase-form candleholder
9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm.) high

Provenance

Acquired from Parish-Hadley, New York, by Ann and Gordon Getty in 1977.

Conditions of sale

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