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A Pair Of Paktong Candlesticks (c. 1760 China)



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A Pair Of Paktong Candlesticks (China)
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Item Stock Code

O2E0018

Item Medium Description

Paktong, rare Chinese alloy of copper, zinc and nickel, was imported into Europe in the 18th century and used to make objects that simulated silver but had the advantage of being resistant to tarnish. It took a long time for the West to fathom the me

UK/USA Dimensions

  9.10 inch high

European Converted Dimensions

  23.11 cm high

Item Description / Dealer Expertise

A pair of mid 18th century Chinese export paktong candlesticks with fluted column stems surmounted by foliate capitals and standing on elaborately scrolling and foliate ornamented stepped plinth bases.

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Mallett & Son (Antiques) Ltd

Mallett & Son (Antiques) Ltd
Ely House
37 Dover Street
London
W1S 4NJ
England

Open: Open Monday-Friday 10-6; Saturday 11-5 (excluding August)

Contacts: Giles Hutchinson Smith, Richard Cave
Telephone: +44 (0)20-7499 7411
Fax: +44 (0)20-7495 3179
Website: www.mallettantiques.com
We are members of:
BRITISH ANTIQUE DEALERS' ASSOCIATION
BRITISH ANTIQUE DEALERS' ASSOCIATION
THE NATIONAL ANTIQUE & ART DEALERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, Inc.
THE NATIONAL ANTIQUE & ART DEALERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, Inc.
Established: 1865
We deal in:

18th- and 19th-century English furniture and clocks; works of art; glass; paintings and watercolours

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