Asian Art I - 17th May 2016
Lot 65
A PAIR OF CHINESE PEWTER PRICKET CANDLESTICKS C.1800 Modelled as caparisoned elephants
Estimate £2,000 - £3,000
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Description
A PAIR OF CHINESE PEWTER PRICKET CANDLESTICKS
C.1800
Modelled as caparisoned elephants, each with his head lowered and a European rider crouched on his back, raised on a rectangular base with a shop mark beneath which reads yong ning shun xing, traces of red and gold lacquer, 26.5cm max. (4)
Cf. D S Howard, A Tale of Three Cities, Canton, Shanghai and Hong Kong, pp.196-199 for related pewter figures.