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PROPERTY FROM THE SPRINGFIELD MUSEUMS, SOLD TO SUPPORT ART ACQUISITIONS AND COLLECTIONS CARE.
AN UNUSUAL REVERSE-DECORATED BLUE AND WHITE PRICKET CANDLESTICK
Details
AN UNUSUAL REVERSE-DECORATED BLUE AND WHITE PRICKET CANDLESTICK
The base of the candelstick is in the form of a beribboned vase decorated with five-clawed dragons contesting a flaming pearl, below the columnar support flanked by square handles suspending loose rings, and a pair of petal-lobed drip pans. The base is inscribed with a Wanli six-character mark in a circle.
11 3/8 in. (28.8 cm.) high
The base of the candelstick is in the form of a beribboned vase decorated with five-clawed dragons contesting a flaming pearl, below the columnar support flanked by square handles suspending loose rings, and a pair of petal-lobed drip pans. The base is inscribed with a Wanli six-character mark in a circle.
11 3/8 in. (28.8 cm.) high
Provenance
George Walter Vincent Smith (1832-1923), Springfield, Massachusetts, acquired prior to 1910.
Brought to you by
Vicki Paloympis (潘薇琦)
Head of Department, VP, Specialist