A VERY RARE PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE ALTAR ORNAMENTS

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19.03.2021 13:00UTC -04:00
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Lot 720 | A VERY RARE PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE ALTAR ORNAMENTS
A VERY RARE PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE ALTAR ORNAMENTS

QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARKS IN IRON RED AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)

Representing two from a set of the Seven Royal Treasures, one depicts the Able Minister kneeling with the proper left knee raised, the right hand holding a flaming pearl and with a long, green sash flowing around the shoulders and out to the sides. The other depicts the Lady with a blue chignon and a gilt crown, and holding a flaming pearl, with a flame-like ribbon rising from the shoulders and out to the sides. Each figure is raised on a circular pedestal decorated with bands of petal and foliate lappets, which is supported on a vertical post flanked by foliate scrolls, issuing from a beribboned vase above a rounded stepped foot with three decorative bands of floral scrolls and petal lappets.

11 5/8 in. (29.5 cm.) high

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