A PAIR OF GILT BRONZE CRANE PALACE LANTERN,QING Each candlestick is superbly modelled as a crane standing on a partly gilt rock-form base, from which emerge chrysanthemum like blossoms. The cranes are naturalistically detailed, standing on tall legs detailed with cylindrical bands, with one leg slightly bent, and their long necks gracefully curved. Each crane further grasps a peach sprig in its long pointed beak, the stem forming a pricket candlestick. The bodies and feathers are intricately and realistically rendered, with their wings forming a cover for the hollow body.