Candlestick
1662-1722 (made), 1740-1760 (made)
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From the first decades of the eighteenth century the kilns of Jingdezhen in China increasingly produced table ware and decorative items requested by European clients as 'special orders'. Figure of animals featured prominently during this period, when they became part of the elegant interiors of European residences.
Several objects were further enriched by metal fittings added in Europe, which often transformed their original function, such as in the case of this pair of candlesticks. Gilt bronze mounts, also known as 'ormolu', were the most popular on the French market between 1740 and 1760, being applied to Sèvres porcelain, East Asian porcelain and other ceramics.
These candlesticks belong to an extraordinary bequest made to the Museum by John Jones, a former tailor and army clothier, after his death in 1882. Most of the objects in his porcelain collection were made in France between 1700 and 1790.
Several objects were further enriched by metal fittings added in Europe, which often transformed their original function, such as in the case of this pair of candlesticks. Gilt bronze mounts, also known as 'ormolu', were the most popular on the French market between 1740 and 1760, being applied to Sèvres porcelain, East Asian porcelain and other ceramics.
These candlesticks belong to an extraordinary bequest made to the Museum by John Jones, a former tailor and army clothier, after his death in 1882. Most of the objects in his porcelain collection were made in France between 1700 and 1790.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain with turquoise glaze and gilt bronze mounts |
| Brief description | Candlestick in the shape of a parrot on rock, Jingdezhen, China, Kangxi reign period (1662-1722), with gilt bronze mounts, France, ca. 1740-60 |
| Physical description | Candlestick, one of a pair, composed of a porcelain figure representing a parrot on rock, decorated with turquoise and blue glazes, the beak left unglazed, and a gilt chased bronze mount with two brackets for candles |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by John Jones |
| Production | Gilt bronze mounts made later in France, ca. 1740-1760. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | From the first decades of the eighteenth century the kilns of Jingdezhen in China increasingly produced table ware and decorative items requested by European clients as 'special orders'. Figure of animals featured prominently during this period, when they became part of the elegant interiors of European residences. Several objects were further enriched by metal fittings added in Europe, which often transformed their original function, such as in the case of this pair of candlesticks. Gilt bronze mounts, also known as 'ormolu', were the most popular on the French market between 1740 and 1760, being applied to Sèvres porcelain, East Asian porcelain and other ceramics. These candlesticks belong to an extraordinary bequest made to the Museum by John Jones, a former tailor and army clothier, after his death in 1882. Most of the objects in his porcelain collection were made in France between 1700 and 1790. |
| Associated object | |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 813-1882 |
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| Record created | August 24, 2010 |
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