A Pair of Chinese Export Porcelain Elephant Candle
A Pair of Chinese Export Porcelain Elephant Candle Holders
late 19th or early 20th century, white elephants with curled trunks and painted eyes with eyelashes, wearing turquoise ground famille rose blankets surmounted with candle holders also decorated in a famille rose palette, gilt around the rim of the candle holders, hollow to interior with two holes to underside of each elephant.
10 1/4 in.
Private collection, Burlington, North Carolina
Additional high-resolution photos are available at www.lelandlittle.com
Condition Report: Good estate condition; some light wear to gilt around candle holder rims.
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A Pair of Chinese Export Porcelain Elephant Candle Holders
late 19th or early 20th century, white elephants with curled trunks and painted eyes with eyelashes, wearing turquoise ground famille rose blankets surmounted with candle holders also decorated in a famille rose palette, gilt around the rim of the candle holders, hollow to interior with two holes to underside of each elephant.
10 1/4 in.
Private collection, Burlington, North Carolina
Additional high-resolution photos are available at www.lelandlittle.com
Condition Report: Good estate condition; some light wear to gilt around candle holder rims.
