Rare Complimentary Pair Chinese Porcelain seated Elephant Candlesticks in iron red, gilding and underglaze blue, the Elephants facing each other with vases on their backs to hold candles, Jiaqing Period ca 1800. Height 4 1/4 inches (10.8 cm.) X width 5 inches (12.7 cm.). PUBLISHED: Cohen & Cohen, "A Game of Bowls," Gent, 2014, page 106, no. 76 and no. 77. PROVENANCE: Purchased Bonham's, New York, Cohen & Cohen 50 Years of Chinese Export Porcelain, 24 January 2023, Lot 63, with the Cohen & Cohen Label; to Imperial Oriental Art, New York City with the Imperial Oriental Art label. REFERENCES: Veiga, 1989, p. 110, a single similar to this; Shimizu & Chabanne, 2004, p. 111, a late Ming example in blue and white; Sargent, 1991, p. 242, two pairs.

Light age related wear to iron red and gilding; 1 Elephant with Vase re-stuck with professional over-painting and minor touch-ups. NOTE: Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Eddie's Auction shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections, or the effects of aging.