A PAIR OF RARE GILT-BRONZE AND CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL CANDLESTICKS
18TH CENTURY
A PAIR OF RARE GILT-BRONZE AND CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL CANDLESTICKS 18TH CENTURY Each supported on bell-shaped bases divided into quadrants and enamelled with stylised archaistic confronting birds, the gilt-bronze mid-section with a pair of human faces above stylised taotie masks, all supporting the wide drip-pan in the form of overlapping petals, the exterior enamelled with lotus blooms borne on meandering leafy scrolls, the tall stem similarly enamelled and terminating with a sconce and pricket 15¾ in. (37.5 cm.) high (2)
A PAIR OF RARE GILT-BRONZE AND CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL CANDLESTICKS
18TH CENTURY
A PAIR OF RARE GILT-BRONZE AND CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL CANDLESTICKS 18TH CENTURY Each supported on bell-shaped bases divided into quadrants and enamelled with stylised archaistic confronting birds, the gilt-bronze mid-section with a pair of human faces above stylised taotie masks, all supporting the wide drip-pan in the form of overlapping petals, the exterior enamelled with lotus blooms borne on meandering leafy scrolls, the tall stem similarly enamelled and terminating with a sconce and pricket 15¾ in. (37.5 cm.) high (2)
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