CHINA - Lot 28

CHINA Pair of porcelain torches with blue, red and gold Imari decoration of flowers, gadroons and braids. Kangxi period (1661-1722), circa 2720. H. 17 cm. Restorations. Provenance : Benjamin F. Edwards III Collection, St. Louis, Missouri, USA, inventory no. 5411. The Hodroff Collection Chinese Export Porcelain From The Collection of Leo & Doris Hodroff, Christie's, New York, January 24, 2007, lot 140. Bibliography: A similar candlestick is illustrated by D.F.L. Scheurleer, Chinese Export Porcelain, fig. 115. This lot is a temporary import. The buyer must pay import charges of 5.5% (6.6% incl. VAT) of the hammer price, in addition to the usual fees. These additional costs may be refunded to the buyer on presentation of customs documents for export outside the European Union.