A GEORGE II PAKTONG CANDLESTICK

A GEORGE II PAKTONG CANDLESTICK

C.1740

the stem cast with a rising-baluster above a ball knop, on a 'cut-corner' square base, the 'cut' sections with ogee-arched edges and unusual decoration

16.3cm high

Literature

See K. Pinn, 'Paktong the Chinese Alloy in Europe 1680-1820', p.86, pl. 40 and Bonhams, The John Douglas Collection, 19th April 2021, lot 201 for similar candlesticks.