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1347   THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN

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64                                                                                                      A PAIR OF HONGMU PRICKET
                                                                                                        CANDLESTICKS
                                                                                                        19TH CENTURY

                                                                                                        The openwork candlesticks are carved in the
                                                                                                        shape of linked rings rising from a stepped,
                                                                                                        double-lobed base, the shape repeated
                                                                                                        and inverted for the two drip pans. The
                                                                                                        uppermost drip pan is ftted with a pewter
                                                                                                        liner that fts over the pricket. Together with a
                                                                                                        pair of wax candles of square shape molded
                                                                                                        and painted around the sides with jardiniGres
                                                                                                        and vases of different fowering branches
                                                                                                        between xuangxi (‘double happiness’)
                                                                                                        characters above and below and key-fret
                                                                                                        borders.

                                                                                                        Candlesticks 22Ω in. (57 cm.) high overall

                                                                                                        $6,000-8,000

                                                                                                        PROVENANCE

                                                                                                        Peter Tararin (1917-1980).
                                                                                                        Nina C. Bushnell (1921-2000) Collection,
                                                                                                        Los Angeles.

                                                                                                        清十九世紀 紅木燭臺一對

                                                                                                        1348

                                                                                                        AN UNUSUAL LARGE BOXWOOD ROOT
                                                                                                        CARVING OF A CELESTIAL DEER
                                                                                                        QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)

                                                                                                        The deer is shown standing on three tall,
                                                                                                        slender legs, with the left foreleg raised and
                                                                                                        bent backwards to follow the shape of the
                                                                                                        root, as does the sharply curved body and
                                                                                                        long, bifurcated tail. The head is turned
                                                                                                        to the side and the ears are shown pricked
                                                                                                        below tufts of hair and the curved antlers.
                                                                                                        The fgure fts into a hongmu rockwork base
                                                                                                        as does a separately made boxwood lingzhi
                                                                                                        stem with separately made boxwood fungus
                                                                                                        head.

                                                                                                        20 in. (51 cm.) high

                                                                                                        $8,000-12,000

                                                                                                        清 黃楊木根雕仙鹿擺件
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