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Lot 344

A pair of cloisonné enamel 'duck and tortoise' candlesticks
Qianlong

13 – 14 May 2019, 10:30 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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A pair of cloisonné enamel 'duck and tortoise' candlesticks

Qianlong
Each duck standing upright with outstretched wings, atop a tortoise resting upon two writhing serpents to the centre of a shallow tripod dish, decorated to the interior with foaming waves, the exterior with lotus petal lappets, the bird supporting a drip pan with later European ormolu mounted floral candleholder.
22.5cm (8.7/8in) high. (2).

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