A pair of gilt-bronze and coloured pastes embellished candlesticksQing dynasty, Qianlong period(2)Height 27.6 cm, 10⅞ in. ; Height 27.4 cm, 10¾ in.__________________________________________________________________________Paire de chandeliers en bronze doré et ornés de pierres de couleur, dynastie Qing, époque Qianlong__________________________________________________________________________清乾隆 鎏金銅嵌寳燭臺一對专文: These finely cast and beautifully embellished candlesticks were probably originally part of a five-pieces garniture to be placed on a Buddhist altar. See for example a set in situ in the Fanhua Lou in the forbidden city, illustrated in Cultural Relics of Tibetan Buddhism collected in the Qing palace, Beijing, 1992, pl. 120.