Asian Art II - 22nd May 2014

Lot 567

A pair of Chinese red cinnabar lacquer candlesticks 19th century

Estimate £500 - £800

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Description

A pair of Chinese red cinnabar lacquer candlesticks 19th century, each modelled as a caparisoned elephant, carved in relief with scrolling foliate designs, the hanging cloth with characters to each side which read ji xiang and ping an, each with a six character Kangxi mark to the base, 17.8cm. (2)