A fine Chinese export famille-rose candlestick, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period, circa 1780
清乾隆 約1780年 外銷粉彩燭台

Formed as a foliate dish with a domed centre supporting a naturalistic stem painted faux bois, terminating in a protruding bamboo-form gilt-painted rim, the loop handle formed as a dragon with its head turned to face its body, the dish scattered with fruiting vines sprouting colourful bunches of grapes as squirrels scurry nearby, the larger squirrel surmounted by a cover, the dish painted with leafy sprays and a figural scene

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Dimensions: 8cm high, 15cm diameter

Santos Collection

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See a pair of larger candlesticks from the Tibor collection with similar features, dated to the Qianlong period circa 1785, sold at Christie's New York, 23 Jan 2020, lot 97 [link]; and another similar pair at the same rooms, 26 Jan 2015, 36 [link].

參見一對體量較大、具相似特徵之燭台，出自 Tibor 收藏，約一七八五年乾隆時期，曾於紐約佳士得二〇二〇年一月二十三日拍賣，編號九七；另見一對相似之例，亦於同場拍賣會，一五年一月二十六日，編號三六。