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Wall Light
Possibly after: Cornelis Pronk (Dutch, 1691–1759)
Chinese for export
Qing dynasty (Qianlong)
about 1740
Place of Manufacture: Qianlong, China
Medium/Technique
Hard-paste porcelain with enamel decoration; later silver-gilt candle branches
Dimensions
Height: 38.1 cm (15 in.)
Credit Line
Kiyi and Edward M. Pflueger Collection. Bequest of Edward M. Pflueger and Gift of Kiyi Powers Pflueger
Accession Number2006.863.1
DescriptionWall light of cartouche-shape, in the Régence taste, similarly but more simply molded and decorated, the center with a phoenix rising from gilded flames beneath a sun ray. Later silver-gilt candle branches.
ProvenanceBy June 1970, William Redford, London (dealer); June 17, 1970, sold by William Redford to Edward M. Pflueger (b. 1905 - d. 1997) and Kiyi Powers Pflueger (b. 1915 - d. 2008), New York [see note 1]; 2006, bequest of Edward M. Pflueger and gift of Kiyi Powers Pflueger to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 26, 2006)
NOTES:
[1] The Pfluegers purchased this set of two wall lights from William Redford at the Antique Dealers' Fair, Grosvenor House, London.
NOTES:
[1] The Pfluegers purchased this set of two wall lights from William Redford at the Antique Dealers' Fair, Grosvenor House, London.