The Butler Hoard - 1st July 2025
Lot 203
A GEORGE II PAKTONG CANDLESTICK
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £378
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Description
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.