A pair of rare Delft-style famille verte silver-shaped candlesticks
Kangxi
Kangxi
Each of square section with a stepped base rising to a ribbed, flared base, fluted shaft and flared drip tray, decorated in vibrant tones of purple, red and green enamels and underglaze blue with floral scrolls and acanthus leaves. Each 20.4cm (8in) high (2).
清康熙 五彩代兒夫特式燭臺一對
The form of the present lot is based on a French silver shape known as 'à la financière' after Nicolas Fouquet (1615-80), Finance Minister to Louis XIV; see Dutch Delftware, Amsterdam 2005, p.16, for a discussion of the form. Several variations of the form are recorded in Dutch Delftware and silverware. Compare with related blue and white Dutch Delft-ware, 18th century, of the same form, in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (acc.no.45-1887). See another blue and white candlestick, Kangxi, of related stepped square-sectioned shape, for the European market, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (acc.no.1970.266.3).
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Kangxi
Kangxi
Each of square section with a stepped base rising to a ribbed, flared base, fluted shaft and flared drip tray, decorated in vibrant tones of purple, red and green enamels and underglaze blue with floral scrolls and acanthus leaves. Each 20.4cm (8in) high (2).
清康熙 五彩代兒夫特式燭臺一對
The form of the present lot is based on a French silver shape known as 'à la financière' after Nicolas Fouquet (1615-80), Finance Minister to Louis XIV; see Dutch Delftware, Amsterdam 2005, p.16, for a discussion of the form. Several variations of the form are recorded in Dutch Delftware and silverware. Compare with related blue and white Dutch Delft-ware, 18th century, of the same form, in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (acc.no.45-1887). See another blue and white candlestick, Kangxi, of related stepped square-sectioned shape, for the European market, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (acc.no.1970.266.3).
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