Bidspirit auction | Pair Initialed Grisaille & Gilt

Pair Initialed Grisaille & Gilt Candlesticks - Pair of rare Chinese export initialed porcelain candlesticks, Qianlong ca. 1736-95. Decorated in grisaille and gilt in the du Paquier style with spearhead rims and gilt monogramed initials. With a balustrade stem in the style of European silver originals. Provenance: Matthew & Elizabeth Sharpe Antiques, Pennsylvania; Christie's, London, ”The J. Louis Binder Collection of Chinese Export Art, ” 17 June 2003, Lot 153; The Distinguished Collection of Leo & Doris Hodroff. (Each) height: 7 1/4 in x diameter: 4 in. Condition: The cup of one of the candlesticks has been broken into many pieces and restored; some areas are fill while others have simply been reattached. A few minute fleabite chips to the rim of both candlesticks. Light wear to the footrims. Some loss to the gilt decoration