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![A pair of blue and white candle-holders, China, Qing Dynasty, mid 19th century [thumbnail]](/i/items/AA40-9_1-thb-s-2.jpg "A pair of blue and white candle-holders, China, Qing Dynasty, mid 19th century [thumbnail]")
![A pair of blue and white candle-holders (Side view (2)), China, Qing Dynasty, mid 19th century [thumbnail]](/i/items/AA40-9_2-thb-s-2.jpg "A pair of blue and white candle-holders (Side view (2)), China, Qing Dynasty, mid 19th century [thumbnail]")
![A pair of blue and white candle-holders (View of base (1)), China, Qing Dynasty, mid 19th century [thumbnail]](/i/items/AA40-9_3-thb-s-2.jpg "A pair of blue and white candle-holders (View of base (1)), China, Qing Dynasty, mid 19th century [thumbnail]")
![A pair of blue and white candle-holders (Side view (3)), China, Qing Dynasty, mid 19th century [thumbnail]](/i/items/AA40-9_4-thb-s-2.jpg "A pair of blue and white candle-holders (Side view (3)), China, Qing Dynasty, mid 19th century [thumbnail]")
![A pair of blue and white candle-holders (View of base (2)), China, Qing Dynasty, mid 19th century [thumbnail]](/i/items/AA40-9_5-thb-s-2.jpg "A pair of blue and white candle-holders (View of base (2)), China, Qing Dynasty, mid 19th century [thumbnail]")
A pair of blue and white candle-holders China, Qing Dynasty, mid 19th century
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The candle-holders are of hexagonal form and have a circular open top with reticulated sides and are on tripod feet. They are decorated with sprays of bamboo in underglaze blue between each reticulated panel and with geometric bands of decoration.
Dimensions
11cm wide, 8.5cm high
Condition
One candle-holder has minor chips to the top of the hexagonal sides, but otherwise is in good condition. The other candle-holder has a firing crack to one reticulated panel and tiny firing cracks to one of the feet otherwise it is in good condition.
References
A similar pair of candle-holders can be seen in Peter Herbert and Nancy Schiffer, Chinese Export Porcelain, 1975, Schiffer Publishing Ltd, page 114.
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