PAIR OF ‘HOHO’ CANDLESTICKS
PAIR OF ‘HOHO’ CANDLESTICKS
On either side of the lamp, naturalistic chiselled and gilded bronze mountings depict a rocky terrace on brackets, from which rises a flowering tree made of a copper alloy lacquered in green and black, with porcelain blossoms. In the centre is mounted a ‘Hoho’ child figure in Chinese porcelain.China, Qing dynasty, 18th century for the porcelain figures.France, Louis XV period for the mount and flowers.Height: 19 cm – Width: 23 cm – Depth: 11 cm(Minor visible imperfections)
PAIR OF ‘HOHO’ CANDLESTICKS
On either side of the lamp, naturalistic chiselled and gilded bronze mountings depict a rocky terrace on brackets, from which rises a flowering tree made of a copper alloy lacquered in green and black, with porcelain blossoms. In the centre is mounted a ‘Hoho’ child figure in Chinese porcelain.China, Qing dynasty, 18th century for the porcelain figures.France, Louis XV period for the mount and flowers.Height: 19 cm – Width: 23 cm – Depth: 11 cm(Minor visible imperfections)
