Blue and White Composite Candlestick

Description:

Blue and White Composite Candlestick, China, late Ming Dynasty, molded in two parts, with a ring-turned stem above a central, circular drip-pan, resting on a ring-turned, knobbed support and a domed, tiered circular base, rims capped with bronze bands, decorated with dragons chasing flaming pearls amidst clouds, unmarked, ht. 10 1/2 in.
Estimate $2,000-3,000

color variation of underglaze blue between the two parts; firing flaws; pulled glaze along the raised rings due to age, surface wear, hairlines, possible minor repair to drip pan


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