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                                                                                                 A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE CANDLE HOLDERS
                                                                                                 QIANLONG PERIOD (1735-1796)

                                                                                                 Each modeled holding a lotus-bud-shaped vase, wearing a fur cape
                                                                                                 over her shoulder and long robes decorated with roundels and foral
                                                                                                 motifs with grisaille and gilt borders

                                                                                                 11Ω in. (26.7 cm.) high                                                (2)

                                                                                                 $8,000-12,000

                                                                                                 PROVENANCE:

                                                                                                 Anonymous sale; Christie’s, London, 11 July 2006, lot 160.

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A FAMILLE ROSE ‘DUCK’ SAUCE-TUREEN AND COVER
QIANLONG PERIOD (1735-1796)
The plumage highlighted in gilt, the head turned slightly to the right

7 in. (17.8 cm.) long                                                                       (2)

$6,000-9,000

PROVENANCE:

The collection of Josephine & Walter Buhl Ford; Sotheby’s, New
York, 6 October 2006, lot 30.

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                                                                                                                          A PUCE-DECORATED TUREEN, COVER
                                                                                                                          AND STAND
                                                                                                                          CIRCA 1765

                                                                                                                          Finely enameled with pagodas in river
                                                                                                                          landscapes, the border with bands of trellis
                                                                                                                          and cartouches of lotus and sacred fungus,
                                                                                                                          with lotus fnial and handles

                                                                                                                          15 in. (38 cm.) long, the stand               (3)

                                                                                                                          $5,000-8,000

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