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Candlestick
Made by: Strasbourg Manufactory (France, working 1720–1781)
French (Strasbourg)
about 1750
Medium/Technique
Tin-glazed earthenware (faience), colored enamels
Dimensions
Height: 26.7 cm (10 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Kiyi and Edward M. Pflueger Collection. Bequest of Edward M. Pflueger and Gift of Kiyi Powers Pflueger
Accession Number2006.876.1
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramics – Pottery – Earthenware
DescriptionOne of a pair, with 2006.876.2. Chinoiserie style, decorated in yellow, iron-red, turquoise and blue, the Chinese figure with conical hat holding a palm trunk, with foliate nozzle. Relates to an undecorated pair, also from the Pflueger collection (69.1258-1259).
ProvenanceApril 6, 1973, Anonymous Sale, Sotheby & Co., Zurich, lot 44. The Antique Porcelain Company. Purchased April 9, 1973 by Kiyi and Edward M. Pflueger, New York