A pair of Chinese porcelain figural candlesticks
An impressive pair of large Chinese polychrome glazed porcelain figural candlesticks
Each figure raised on a pedestal.
overall height of larger 43in (109.5cm); width 9 1/2in (24cm); depth 9 1/2 (24cm)
Condition Report: General marks, scratches, rubbing, wear glazing and firing flaws. Each previously with moveable hands, sleeve cuffs with pins visible (some filling-in), now with filling-in around wrists and stationary. Each with vacant holes to hair buns and to earlobes. Areas of pitting to surface, scattered losses to high points and some glaze slips overall, candle wax remnants in candle cups. Male figure with no noteable fluorescence under UV other than filling-in around wrists and pins. Female figure with firing crack and some filling-in to right index figure, which fluoresces under UV, along with filling-in to wrist areas and pins. Both with green floral clay to undersides. Pedestals: Numerous firing cracks to pedestals - notable to backs, green floral clay at top of each pedestal, some chips to footrims. Each pedestal with scattered areas of dried tape residue overall. Green pedestal with hairline to reverse (approximately 2in in length), with overpaint in the surrounding area. Pink pedestal with no noteable fluorescence under UV light.
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An impressive pair of large Chinese polychrome glazed porcelain figural candlesticks
Each figure raised on a pedestal.
overall height of larger 43in (109.5cm); width 9 1/2in (24cm); depth 9 1/2 (24cm)
Condition Report: General marks, scratches, rubbing, wear glazing and firing flaws. Each previously with moveable hands, sleeve cuffs with pins visible (some filling-in), now with filling-in around wrists and stationary. Each with vacant holes to hair buns and to earlobes. Areas of pitting to surface, scattered losses to high points and some glaze slips overall, candle wax remnants in candle cups. Male figure with no noteable fluorescence under UV other than filling-in around wrists and pins. Female figure with firing crack and some filling-in to right index figure, which fluoresces under UV, along with filling-in to wrist areas and pins. Both with green floral clay to undersides. Pedestals: Numerous firing cracks to pedestals - notable to backs, green floral clay at top of each pedestal, some chips to footrims. Each pedestal with scattered areas of dried tape residue overall. Green pedestal with hairline to reverse (approximately 2in in length), with overpaint in the surrounding area. Pink pedestal with no noteable fluorescence under UV light.
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