Fine Chinese Paintings & Works of Art - 27th July 2021
Lot 40
A PAIR OF CHINESE ZITAN AND HARDWOOD HEXAGONAL-SECTION CANDLESTICK HOLDERS ON STANDS
Estimate £3,000 - £5,000
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A PAIR OF CHINESE ZITAN AND HARDWOOD HEXAGONAL-SECTION CANDLESTICK HOLDERS ON STANDS
19TH CENTURY
The zitan baskets carved with shou characters surrounded by swirling clouds, each with a removable metal liner to the interior, raised on tall hardwood stands pierced with stylised billowing clouds and carved with birds perching on blossoming branches, each stand surmounted by a circular metal mirror, one incised with a crane beneath a pine tree, the other with a butterfly and birds amidst prunus, 1.8m high. (2)