ID 820031
Lot 371 | A PAIR OF ORMOLU-MOUNTED CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN CANDLESTICKS
Estimate value
$ 25 000 – 40 000
THE PORCELAIN QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795), THE ORMOLU MOUNTS FRENCH, 19TH CENTURY
Each standing female figure supporting lotus-shaped candle nozzles flanked by birds with colorful plumage on rockwork base, with printed and inscribed Ann and Gordon Getty Collection inventory label
11 3/4 in. (30 cm.) high, 8 1/2 in. (22 cm.) wide
Provenance
The Collection of Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan, formerly Duchess of Marlborough, by repute.
Acquired from Matthew Schutz, New York, by Ann and Gordon Getty in 1979.
Exhibited
Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, A Curious Affair, the Fascination Between East and West, June 17 - September 3, 2006.
| Applied technique: | Ormolu, Pottery |
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| Medium: | Ceramic, Gold, Porcelain |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Western Europe, France, Asia, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps, Candlesticks and candelabras |
| Applied technique: | Ormolu, Pottery |
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| Medium: | Ceramic, Gold, Porcelain |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Western Europe, France, Asia, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps, Candlesticks and candelabras |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 20 Rockefeller Plaza 10020 New York USA | ||||||||||||||
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