Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - 05 Oct 2023
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A PAIR OF GEORGE III ANGLO-CHINESE PAKTONG CANDLESTICKS
A PAIR OF GEORGE III ANGLO-CHINESE PAKTONG CANDLESTICKS
THIRD QUARTER 18TH CENTURY
each with a detachable drip-tray above a stiff leaf capital and a stop-fluted stem (2)
28cm high
Provenance
A Private Collection.
Literature
See Keith Pinn, Paktong: The Chinese Alloy in Europe 1680-1820, p.99, pls.58 & 59, for candlesticks with very similar 'fluted pillars' and 'step feet'.
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