QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
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A LARGE PAIR OF CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN COURT LADY CANDLEHOLDERS
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
Modeled in mirror image, each holding a gu-shaped vase, their elaborate and colorful robes dotted with pink and purple flowers with iron-red and gilt roundels over a blue underskirt, the hems bordered in keyfret below crashing waves, their ears hung with gilt earrings and their elaborate topknots with flower ornaments
16 1/2 in. (41.9 cm.) high
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
Modeled in mirror image, each holding a gu-shaped vase, their elaborate and colorful robes dotted with pink and purple flowers with iron-red and gilt roundels over a blue underskirt, the hems bordered in keyfret below crashing waves, their ears hung with gilt earrings and their elaborate topknots with flower ornaments
16 1/2 in. (41.9 cm.) high
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's, New York, 20 January 1995, lot 206.
Acquired by Ann and Gordon Getty from the above.
Acquired by Ann and Gordon Getty from the above.
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