Chinese Eggshell Porcelain Monkey and Deer Lamps
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Pair of Chinese eggshell porcelain lamps, the globular shade decorated with roundel depicting a monkey to one side and deer to the other, on a thousand flowers ground, raised on waisted pedestal, height 19 cm (2) Provenance: The Estate of Dr T. F. Yeung
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- Roundel - A roundel is a circular disk, medallion or border on a plate or dish, on an object of furniture. A plate or dish will often have a central circular bordered decoration, termed a roundel. In furniture the word is often used instead of the word 'patera' to describe a turned circular decoration. In recent times use of the word has expanded to encompass any circular area on an object.
- Eggshell Porcelain - Eggshell porcelain, as the name implies is porcelain with a very thin body, often white and translucent. It is most often seen in Chinese and Japanese ceramics, especially Japanese porcelain tea services.
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