A PAIR OF CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN ELEPHANT CANDLEHOLDERS

Lot 309
22.10.2022 10:00UTC -05:00
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$ 12 600
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUSA, New York
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ID 820058
Lot 309 | A PAIR OF CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN ELEPHANT CANDLEHOLDERS
Estimate value
$ 7 000 – 10 000
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.
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