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A rare pair of Chinese Export porcelain recumbent elephant candle holders, early 19th century

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A rare pair of Chinese Export porcelain recumbent elephant candle holders, early 19th century

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Description

A rare pair of Chinese Export porcelain recumbent elephant candle holders, early 19th century

Hand-painted in polychrome with gilded highlights.

H: 5 7/8 in. L: 7 in.

Provenance

Matthew and Elisabeth Sharpe, Spring Mills, Conshohocken, Pennsylvania
Property from a Newport, Rhode Island estate.

Footnotes

For related examples, see William R. Sargent, The Copeland Collection: Chinese and Japanese Figures (1991) pg. 242 & 243. A single closely related candleholder is in the collection of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, gift of Leo and Doris Hodroff, access. 2005 159 30.

Condition

lot 48: both with repaired to chips rim of candleholder; one with a flake to top of trunk; the other with repaired glaze chip to end of trunk

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A rare pair of Chinese Export porcelain recumbent elephant candle holders, early 19th century

Name: A rare pair of Chinese Export porcelain recumbent elephant candle holders, early 19th century
SKU: 164355728
Price: 2000 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $2,000 - $3,000

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