Antique Chinese Export Porcelain Canton Famille Rose Elephant Candlestick 1860 Sculpture (1850-1909)

(1850-1909)

the frame being of easel form and having a crest with two birds astride a flowering urn

whose works reflect and record the issues of traditional African life against the sometimes conflicting surroundings of modern society

to the center is the artist's four character chop mark

each figure weighs about 350lbs

Antique Chinese Export Porcelain Canton Famille Rose Elephant Candlestick 1860 Sculpture (1850-1909)A good antique Chinese Qing dynasty famille rose porcelain candleholder, circa 1860. This very attractive antique Chinese porcelain elephant is hand painted in the Canton famille rose palette, and profusely gilded throughout. The elephant having a Gu form candleholder, decorated with a famille rose design and having a gilded rim, below is a caparison (an ornamental covering over a saddle) also decorated in the famille rose palette. The elephant is