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Robert Hirschhorn
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PAKTONG TAPER STICK
( England
c. 1770
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Dimensions
6.75inch high
( 17.14 cm high)
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Description / Expertise
A lovely elegant single paktong taper stick, with fluted column stem and stepped base with gadrooned decoration; no bobeche.
Reference: Keith Pinn, "Paktong: The Chinese Alloy in Europe 1680 - 1820", page 166 (Antique Collector's Club, 1999).
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