Antique Chinese Export Porcelain Canton Famille Rose Elephant Candlestick 1860 Sculpture the frame being of easel

the frame being of easel form and having a crest with two birds astride a flowering urn

he became painter to King George III in 1788

architect's desk in good condition & ready to grace your home or office

width: 18") 124 cm X 44

Antique Chinese Export Porcelain Canton Famille Rose Elephant Candlestick 1860 Sculpture the frame being of easelA good antique Chinese Qing dynasty famille rose porcelain candleholder, circa 1860. This very attractive antique Chinese porcelain elephant is hand painted in the Canton famille rose palette, and profusely gilded throughout. The elephant having a Gu form candleholder, decorated with a famille rose design and having a gilded rim, below is a caparison (an ornamental covering over a saddle) also decorated in the famille rose palette. The elephant is