A VERY RARE BEIJING RED GLASS OVERLAY CIRCULAR CANDLESTICK HOLDER
A VERY RARE BEIJING RED GLASS OVERLAY CIRCULAR CANDLESTICK HOLDER QIANLONG INCISED FOUR-CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795) Of shallow dish-form, the broad everted mouth rim carved through the purplish-pink overlay to an opalescent white ground with a Shou medallion at each of the four cardinal points, divided by archaistic chi dragons, within red line borders, surrounding a floral scroll encircling the circular holder of carved red glass, supporting a cylindrical yellow glass ring forming the receptacle, the reverse side with the reign mark on the footring, with each of the characters incised at four cardinal points, encircling the recessed base 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm.) diam.
A VERY RARE BEIJING RED GLASS OVERLAY CIRCULAR CANDLESTICK HOLDER
A VERY RARE BEIJING RED GLASS OVERLAY CIRCULAR CANDLESTICK HOLDER QIANLONG INCISED FOUR-CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795) Of shallow dish-form, the broad everted mouth rim carved through the purplish-pink overlay to an opalescent white ground with a Shou medallion at each of the four cardinal points, divided by archaistic chi dragons, within red line borders, surrounding a floral scroll encircling the circular holder of carved red glass, supporting a cylindrical yellow glass ring forming the receptacle, the reverse side with the reign mark on the footring, with each of the characters incised at four cardinal points, encircling the recessed base 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm.) diam.
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