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LOT 2027
Chinese Ming Glazed Lion Candlestick Pair
MING DYNASTY, 1368-1644 A.D. OR LATER
6 1/4 in. (882 grams total, 16 cm each).
Matched pair of glazed candlesticks, each formed as a crouching lion on a rectangular socle plinth with trumpet-shaped stem to the back; chipped, usage wear. [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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