A nodding head court lady porcelain candleholder China, Qing Dynasty (1644 - 1912), Qianlong (1735 - 1796) The sweetly smiling face glazed with pink blush and the hair in an elaborate topknot, her robes decorated with scrollwork roundels and worn over a pleated white skirt, holding a vase-form gilt candleholder in her arms. Provenance: French private collection Height: 30 cm