A FINE PAIR OF FIGURES OF CANDLE-HOLDERS SHAPED AS DOGS, CHINA, QING DYNASTY, JAJING PERIOD (1796-1820) (2) In overall very good condition, just very small wears on the surface, and very minor firing imperfections. 10 cm high, 20 cm wide Modeled affronté, each recumbent with their head raised in expectant attitude black eyes and nose and a slightly open mouth and a joyful expression, with a gilt-dashed iron-red coat and bushy tail, a cloth draped over is back decorated with reserves of foliate stems with blossom flowers in a white and gilded ground, supporting on his back a trumped-form candle nozzle encircled with green leaves between flowered.