£3,000
A PAIR OF GEORGE III PAKTONG CANDLESTICKS, CIRCA 1765. Each with tulip-shaped socket and detachable bobeche, on a baluster-knob stem and circular base, bold Rococo shell, leafy-petal and C-scroll decoration throughout, height 26.7cm, diameter 13.7cm, (2)
Provenance: The Sampson & Horne Collection
Literature: An identical pair, very possibly this Lot, illustrated K. Pinn, 'Paktong: The Chinese Alloy in Europe 1680-1820' (1999), p. 163, no. 20, pl. 54
** This item is part of the Christopher Bangs collection **.
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