クリスティーズさんのインスタグラム写真 - (クリスティーズInstagram)「These Chinese export candlesticks from the court of Philip V represent the Spanish empire at its height.⠀ .⠀ Paid for with Spanish silver, the candlesticks were transported from China to Mexico, across the sea to Cuba, then via the Atlantic to the Spanish coast.⠀ .⠀ ‘The journey they took speaks of how dominant the Spanish empire was at this point. In fact, it was the original empire on which the sun never set,’ says Becky MacGuire, our Senior Specialist in Chinese export art.⠀ .⠀ A pair of Chinese export candlesticks with the arms of Philip V of Spain, c. 1725-30. Estimate: £30,000-50,000.⠀ .⠀ The Exceptional Sale – 4 July at Christie’s London.⠀ .⠀ @christiesinteriors #art #artwork #porcelain #candlestick #candlesticks #interiordesign #decor #chineseexport」6月7日 5時22分