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224 The present lot would have originally served as a part of a garniture
A PAIR OF CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL PRICKET CANDLESTICKS set for ritual or ancestral altars. For a related five-piece cloisonné
Qianlong enamel garniture in the Qing Court collection, comprising a related
Each supported on a bell-shaped base, densely decorated with leafy pair of pricket candlestick decorated with lotus meanders, see The
meandering stems and lotus flowers, the shaft and lower drip pan Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Metal-
further embellished with shou characters, the upper shaft with a pair bodied Enamel Ware, Hong Kong, 2002, pl.138.
of stylised dragons, all reserved on a bright turquoise ground, the
edges and foot rim with gilt borders.
Each 43.5cm (17 1/8in) high (2).

£12,000 - 15,000 CNY120,000 - 150,000
HK$140,000 - 180,000

十八世紀 銅胎掐絲琺瑯團壽番蓮紋燭台一對

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