French Ormolu Cantonese Vase Candlesticks & Qing Porcelain Vases
A pair of French ormolu mounted Cantonese vase candlesticks, 19th century, a pair of Qing dynasty porcelain bottle vases with underglaze blue decoration clobbered in the Cantonese famille rose palette with figural narratives and auspicious objects and fruits, mounted with cast floral stems and floriform nozzles, supported in pierced rococo bases, height 14.37 in.
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- Ormolu - Ormolu was popular with French craftsmen in the 18th and 19th century for ornamental fittings for furniture, clocks and other decorative items. True ormolu is gilt bronze, that is bronze that has been coated with gold using a mercury amalgam. Due to the health risks associated with using mercury, this method of creating ormolu was discontinued in France in the 1830s. A substitute was developed consisting of about 75% copper and 25% zinc, however it was inferior to the bronze version. It was often lacquered to prevent it tarnishing.
- Qing Dynasty - The Qing Dynasty was the last imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912. It was established by the Manchu people, who originated from the northeastern region of China. The Qing Dynasty was preceded by the Ming Dynasty and followed by the Republic of China.
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